Endobronchial biopsy data in asthmatic subjects and controls
| Asthma | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| IL, interleukin; RBM, reticular basement membrane. | ||
| Data are expressed as median (range). All values are expressed as volume density (%) apart from RBM thickness (μm). | ||
| *p = 0.02. | ||
| Eosinophils (%) | 1.6 (0–16.9) | 0.8 (0–7.1) |
| Neutrophils (%) | 3.0 (0.1–14.1) | 4.0 (0.5–21.4) |
| CD4+ (%) | 5.2 (0.6–34.9) | 7.3 (0.6–30.6) |
| CD8+ (%) | 7.8 (1.4–28.9) | 7.6 (2.7–61.5) |
| IL-4 expression (%) | 2.3 (0.1–9.6) | 2.8 (1.1–3.2) |
| IL-5 expression (%) | 2.5 (0.3–13.1) | 3.2 (0.7–5.0) |
| RANTES expression (%) | 0.8 (0–6.2) | Not done |
| RBM (μm) | 7.4 (3.1–11.1) | 5.1 (3.5–7.5)* |