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Univariate and multivariate relations between inflammatory markers in sputum and plasma and clinical diagnosis groups. |
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| Compartment |
Inflammatory markers |
COPD |
Asthma |
CB |
HS |
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| Sputum cell counts |
Neutrophils (%) |
+ |
- |
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| Eosinophils (%) |
+/++ |
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| Lymphocytes (%) |
+/++ |
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| Macrophages (%) |
- |
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| Sputum mediators |
sTNF-R55 (pg/ml) |
+/++ |
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| sTNF-R75 (pg/ml) |
+ |
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| LBP (ng/ml) |
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| IL-8 (ng/ml) |
+ |
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| Plasma mediators |
sTNF-R55 (ng/ml) |
+ |
- |
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| sTNF-R75 (ng/ml) |
+ |
- |
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| LBP (μg/ml) |
+/++ |
-/– |
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| IL-8 (pg/ml) |
+ |
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(+ indicates positive univariate significance; - indicates significant negative univariate relation; ++ indicates positive multivariate significance; -- indicates negative multivariate significance) CB = chronic bronchitis; HS = healthy smokers | |||||
Chavannes et al. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2006 6:11 doi:10.1186/1471-2466-6-11 |
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