Table 2.

Expression of l-selectin on the surface of T lymphocytes from peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF)

	CD3+CD62L+ (%)			CD3+CD62L− (%)
	Healthy subjects (n = 7)	Sarcoidosis (n = 20)	IPF (n = 10)	Healthy subjects (n = 7)	Sarcoidosis (n = 20)	IPF (n = 10)
Peripheral blood	39·5	13·1*	15·8	28·1	41·5	36·0
	(29·8–44·8)	(4·4–26·6)	(8·3–41·4)	(21·2–29·1)	(24·0–60·9)	(17·4–56·1)
BALF	5·2	3·6	5·1	76·5	86·2**†	83·7
	(2·9–7·4)	(1·4–13·2)	(1·2–8·9)	(75·0–79·4)	(61·5–94·3)	(72·1–88·5)

Values are expressed as median (range).

IPF, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

^*P < 0·01 compared with healthy subjects;

^**P < 0·05 compared with healthy subjects.

^†P < 0·01 compared with IPF.