Asthma | Controls | |
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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)* |