Fig. 4
Adpl level (a-b) and HMW form proportion (c-d) in hypoxemic and non-hypoxemic men and women COPD patients. Adpl level was measured by ELISA and HMW form proportion was determined using a non-denaturing PAGE-SDS followed by a Western blot. Data were represented as boxplots (5th and 95th percentiles). * p < 0.05; Rank-Sum test. e-f Representative blots of Ad form proportion in non-hypoxemic and hypoxemic men (e) as well as in non-hypoxemic and hypoxemic women (f). HMW form proportion was determined by using non-denaturant PAGE-SDS followed by a Western blot and corresponds to the higher molecular weight bands. Admer/total Ad ratios were obtained after densitometric analysis