Figure 3.
Effect of theophylline, salbutamol, db-cAMP, rolipram and AMP on the apoptosis of progenitor cells from normal subjects (n=7, in each group) and patients with mild intermittent asthma (n=8, in each group). The progenitor cells were incubated for 72 h in the presence of SCF, GM-CSF, IL-3 and IL-5. Data are shown as mean±s.e.m. *P<0.05, *ast;P<0.01 compared to controls in patients with asthma.