Table 2 Comparison of laboratory parameters before and after UC-MSC therapy

White blood cell count, × 10⁹/mL (normal range, 3.5–9.5)

6.72 ± 2.62

6.43 ± 1.72

Lymphocyte count, × 10⁹/mL (normal range, 1.1–3.2)

1.09 (0.68–1.35)

1.43 (1.02–2.20)

C-reactive protein, mg/L (normal range, < 10)

13.39 (1.30–38.86)

0.50 (0.50–6.40)

Procalcitonin, ng/mL (normal range, < 0.05)

0.07 (0.05–0.09)

0.04 (0.03–0.06)

Interleukin-6, pg/mL (normal range, < 7)

13.78 (5.69–25.26)

4.86 (2.13–8.19)

D-dimer, ng/mL (normal range, < 243)

495 (320–727)

288 (197–537)

PaO₂/FiO₂

242 (200–294)

332 (288–364)