Table 3 Biomarker concentrations in healthy and infected cats.

From: Evaluation of endothelial glycocalyx injury biomarkers in feline hemotropic mycoplasmosis

Parameters

Healthy cats (n:10)

Cats with hemotropic mycoplasmosis (n:25)

p value

Syndecan-1 (ng/mL)

2.09 (1.76–2.45)

3.14 (2.74–3.59)

0.000

ET-1 (ng/L)

28.28 (24.08–39.34)

93.36 (77.29–100.99)

0.000

ADMA (nmol/mL)

2.73 (2.25–2.19)

2.94 (2.35–3.14)

0.22

VEGF-A (pg/mL)

85.52 (43.56–101.88)

61.81 (51.13–90.88)

0.48

  1. Data being expressed as median and interquartile range (IQR, 25th–75th percentile).
  2. Syndecan-1, Endothelin-1 (ET-1), Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A).