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Table 3 Complete blood count of tumor-bearing mice

From: Reduced tumorigenicity and pathogenicity of cervical carcinoma SiHa cells selected for resistance to cidofovir

Blood test

Average ± SD

p-value (t-test)

 

Tumor-free

SiHa parental tumor

SiHa CDV tumor

Tumor-free vs SiHa parental

Tumor-free vs SiHa CDV

SiHa parental vs SiHaCDV

Hematology

      

Hemoglobin [g/dl]

13.9 ± 0.3

10.6 ± 1.7

12.9 ± 1.2

*

n.s.

n.s.

Hematocrit

0.46 ± 0.01

0.37 ± 0.06

0.43 ± 0.03

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

RBC count [1012/l]

8.91 ± 0.32

7.08 ± 1.17

8.38 ± 0.91

*

n.s.

n.s.

MCV [fl]

51.2 ± 1.5

52.9 ± 0.5

51.7 ± 1.9

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

MCH [pg]

15.6 ± 0.5

≤ 15

15.9 ± 0.2

-

n.s.

-

MCHC [g/dl]

30.6 ± 0.7

28.2 ± 0.5

29.8 ± 0.7

**

n.s.

*

RDW [%]

17.4 ± 0.8

18.4 ± 0.8

18.2 ± 1.0

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

Reticulocyte count [%]

3.1 ± 0.8

2.6 ± 1.6

3.3 ± 0.5

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

IRF [%]

41.0 ± 10.3

24.8 ± 10.3

36.7 ± 5.4

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

Platelet count [109/l]

1037 ± 113

1566 ± 22

1783 ± 240

**

**

n.s.

MPV [fl]

7.1 ± 0.2

7.8 ± 0.4

7.2 ± 0.1

*

n.s.

*

WBC count [109/l]

2.17 ± 0.22

208.11 ± 107.15

9.39 ± 6.63

*

n.s.

**

Chemistry

      

Creatinine [mg/dl]

< 0.20

< 0.20

< 0.20

-

-

-

AST [U/l]

88 ± 13

392 ± 188

127 ± 39

*

n.s.

*

ALT [U/l]

48 ± 11

63 ± 46

33 ± 16

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

GGT [U/l]

< 3

12 ± 6

< 3

-

-

-

Bilirubin [mg/dl]

< 10

< 10

< 10

-

-

-

CK [U/l]

144 ± 16

400 ± 60

224 ± 124

***

n.s.

n.s.

LDH [U/l]

1263 ± 361

8966 ± 1613

3253 ± 1772

**

n.s.

*

  1. Five weeks after inoculation of the tumor cells, blood was collected and examined by complete blood count. RBC: red blood cell; MCV: mean cell volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; RDW: red blood cell distribution width; IRF: immature reticulocyte count; MPV: mean platelet volume; WBC: white blood cell; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transferase; CK: creatine kinase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase. Statistical significance was assessed based on unpaired two-tailed Student’s t-test, n.s.: not significant; *: significant (p values < 0.05); **: very significant (p < 0.01); and ***: extremely significant (p < 0.001).