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Table 4 BALF cell counts, total protein concentrations, IL-4 and IL-4Ralpha concentrations in chronic EAA and sarcoidosis patients

From: R ole of interleukin 4 and its receptor in clinical presentation of chronic extrinsic allergic alveolitis: a pilot study

 

Chronic EAA

Sarcoidosis

p

Alveolar macrophages (%)

65,1 ± 24,8

81,0 ± 9,9

> 0,05

72,5 [12–94]

80,5 [72–91]

Polymorphonuclear cells (%)

6,4 ± 6,6

4,5 ± 5,1

> 0,05

5 [1-28]

2,5 [1-12]

Lymphocytes (%)

19,5 ± 21,9

15,8 ± 8,4

> 0,05

8 [2–74]

15,5 [8/24]

Eosinophils (%)

7,3 ± 8,1

1,3 ± 1,1

> 0,05

6,5 [0–25]

0,5 [0–4]

IL-4 (pg/ml)

34,9 ± 31,0

25,5 ± 18,0

> 0,05

29,2 [0–96,4]

25,8 [0–50,5]

IL-4Ralpha (pg/ml)

1189,7 ± 970,5

302,7 ± 212,1

< 0,05

1039,5 [33–2365]

321,5 [49–589]

Total protein (μg/ml)

221,1 ± 214,7

80,6 ± 37,2

< 0,05

 

138,9 [39,7-767,5]

72,7 [43,2-138,4]

 
  1. IL-4 interleukin 4, IL-4Ralpha alpha subunit of interleukin 4 receptor.
  2. Values are presented as mean ± SD/ median [min-max value].