Table 3

Positive cell counts of 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) in induced sputum

	Theophylline		Fluticasone propionate
	Before	After	Before	After
Values are median (interquartile range) ×10⁶/ml.
†p<0.01; *p<0.05 v values before treatment.
Total cells	1.24 (0.75–1.72)	0.73 (0.28–1.18)†	1.35 (0.86–1.83)	0.83 (0.25–1.41)*
Neutrophils	0.97 (0.52–1.42)	0.53 (0.22–0.83)†	0.89 (0.47–1.32)	0.52 (0.12–0.93)
(%)	78.2	72.6	65.9	44.6
Macrophages	0.31 (0.07–0.55)	0.18 (0.02–0.34)	0.40 (0.19–0.61)	0.42 (0.08–0.76)
(%)	23.8	24.7	29.6	50.6