Research Article

Acute Exercise-Induced Response of Monocyte Subtypes in Chronic Heart and Renal Failure

Table 2

Distribution of monocyte subsets and levels of inflammatory proteins at baseline.

HS ()CKD ()CHF () value

Leukocytes
 WBC count (/mL)7.17 ± 1.60 5.76 ± 1.458.24 ± 1.82<0.001
WBC formula (% of leukocytes)
 %neutrophils65.1 ± 10.663.1 ± 7.859.8 ± 9.70.24
 %lymphocytes24.8 ± 8.724.2 ± 6.827.5 ± 8.30.38
 %monocytes6.28 ± 1.246.16 ± 1.357.72 ± 1.88<0.05
Monocytes
 Monocyte count (cells/L)450 ± 128352 ± 103628 ± 159<0.001
Monocyte subsets (% of monocytes)
 %Mon188.09 ± 4.7388.48 ± 4.2787.34 ± 3.540.67
 %Mon24.51 ± 2.053.56 ± 1.694.74 ± 2.460.18
 %Mon37.39 ± 3.177.95 ± 3.617.92 ± 2.190.83
Monocyte subsets (cells/L)
 Mon1395.2 ± 107311.6 ± 93.8550.3 ± 143.9<0.001
 Mon220.7 ± 13.513.1 ± 8.729.3 ± 17.1<0.01
 Mon334.1 ± 20.927.3 ± 13.949.3 ± 17.3<0.01
Inflammatory cytokines
 MCP-1 (pg/mL)330 ± 163446 ± 95420 ± 1190.028
 IL-6 (pg/mL)1.17 ± 1.721.63 ± 1.43 1.41 ± 1.330.69

Data are mean ± SD. value for comparison of groups (ANOVA). Different from HS, . Different from CKD, .
MCP-1: monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; IL-6: interleukin-6.