Figure 7.
Complement and NETs are increased and correlated with each other in plasma samples from human patients with TRALI. (A) C5a levels (patient with TRALI [TP]: n = 53; healthy control [HC]: n = 30), (B) C1q-C4 complex levels (TP: n = 46; HC: n = 25), and (C) NET formation (MPO DNA; TP: n = 53; HC: n = 30). C5a and NET levels are positively correlated to each other in (D) TPs (n = 53) but not in (E) HCs (n = 30). Data are shown as means ± SD. Statistical analyses were performed with a Mann Whitney U test for panels A-C and a Pearson correlation for panels D-E; ∗P < .05; ∗∗∗P < .001. OD, optical density.