Figure 7
From: Leukocyte capture and modulation of cell-mediated immunity during human sepsis: an ex vivo study
Experiments with EDTA. Effects of extracorporeal circuits on WBC count (A), cytokine concentrations (D, E, F) and Immuknow & T-Cell Memory assays (B), in healthy blood, when circuit anticoagulation was performed with EDTA instead of heparin. Plots show the medians with interquartile ranges. An immunofluorescence picture of a large bead after blood circulation is also shown (C). *P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001 compared with Sham. EDTA, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; WBC, white blood cell.