Table 1.

The effects of RU24858, mometasone and dexamethasone on IL-5 induced human eosinophil survival. Apoptosis was analyzed by morphological criteria. Results are expressed as percentage of apoptotic cells. Values are the mean ± S.E.M., n = 6. * Indicates P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001 as compared with the respective control in the absence of glucocorticoids.

	Apoptotic eosinophils (%)
	Control	1 nM IL-5	10 nM IL-5
control	43.3 ± 6.7	8.1 ± 1.5	9.3 ± 2.5
RU24858 1 μM	51.9 ± 5.5 *	11.6 ± 3.4	10.8 ± 3.8
Mometasone 1 μM	63.1 ± 6.8 ***	16.0 ± 2.9 **	10.8 ± 3.6
Dexamethasone 1 μM	60.1 ± 4.4 **	17.1 ± 3.3 **	7.7 ± 2.6