Parameters (n=30)
Group I (SCM)
Group II (healthy)
SCC (x10
5
/ml)
11.19± 0.28
a
2.79 ± 0.12
b
COX (nmoles/min/ml)
15.08± 0.61
a
2.41± 0.25
b
NO (µmoles/1x10
6
cells/24hrs)
21.55±1.24
a
9.13 ± 0.49
b
C
p
(g/Liter)
0.93 ± 0.03
a
0.31 ± 0.01
b
MPO(μmoles/10
6
cells)
6.42± 0.27
a
3.15± 0.21
b
LP(u/ml)
1.59± 0.09
a
0.27 ± 0.01
b
*Superscripts in each row (a, b) differ significantly (p<0.05)
Table 1:
Comparison of SCC, COX activity, NO production, Cp level, MPO activity and LP activity in SCM infected (Gr. I) and healthy (Gr. II) quarters.
