Determination of platelet-activating factor by reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography and its application in viral hepatitis

Figure 1 Standard C18 PAF. The horizontal and vertical axes represent the retention time (min) and milli-absorption unit (mAu) respectively, by which the peak area was calculated.

Figure 2 Plasma or serum levels of PAF (A), MDA (B) and TNF-α (C) in patients and controls. The values of PAF, TNF-α and MDA in patients with hepatitis were significantly higher than those in controls (P<0.01). ^aP<0.05 vs group 3, ^cP>0.05 vs group 4, ^eP>0.05 vs every two groups in groups 1-4.