Bronchoalveolar lavage eotaxin levels by severity
| Normal | Mild | Mild/mod+ICS | Severe | Overall p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eotaxin-2 mRNA/GAPDH (n=42) | 19 (1.9–58.7) | 24.7 (4.6–310.9) | 73.5 (3.9–502.2) | 10.3 (3.4–47.5) | 0.83 |
| Eotaxin-2 cell lysate protein (pg/million cells) (n=19) | 1178 (135–3134) | 816 (370–3263) | 795 (456–1195) | 511 (315–2670) | 0.81 |
| Eotaxin-2 BAL fluid (pg/ml) (n=75) | 309 (97–654) | 221 (41–425) | 196 (37–435) | 77 (30–222) | 0.046 |
| Eotaxin-1 mRNA/GAPDH (n=40) | 0.0001 (0–0.04) | 0.0001 (0–0.1) | 0 (0–0.045) | 0 (0–0.0001) | 0.62 |
| Eotaxin-3 mRNA/GAPDH (n=40) | 0.0001 (0–0.06) | 0.0001 (0–0.15) | 0.42 (0–0.11) | 0.05 (0.15–0.25) | 0.14 |
All values are median (25th–75th percentiles).
BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.