Fig. 4

Positive foods do not result in greater release of myeloperoxidase than negative foods. a No difference in average myeloperoxidase (MPO) concentration in supernatants of blood immune cells cultured with positive or negative food items. Peripheral blood was obtained, immune cells isolated and cultured with known positive or negative food items. Supernatant was collected and MPO concentration was assayed using a commercial ELISA. b For individual blood samples positive and negative foods resulted in greater MPO concentrations an identical number of times. Nineteen patients were included in two different times and two positive and two negative foods were studied for each patient each time, resulting in the following sample sizes: “No Food Group” n = 78, “Positive food Group” n = 78, “Negative Food Group” n = 78. Data are represented as mean with SEM