Table 2.
CD3, CD25 and ICAM positive cells before and after nasal challenge with gliadin and albumin in coeliac patients
| Coeliacs (n = 21) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gliadin | Albumin | |
| CD3 | 110 (97–126)* | 107 (95–119) |
| Time 0 (cell/mm3) | ||
| CD3 | 216 (142–327) | 135 (101–183) |
| Time 6 h (cell/mm3) | t = 3·97* | t = – 1·62 |
| P = 0·001 | P > 0·05 | |
| CD25 | 108·5 (98–119) | 101 (98–104) |
| Time 0 (cell/mm3) | ||
| CD25 | 198 (133–295) | 105 (97–112) |
| Time 6 h (cell/mm3) | t = 3·32 | t = 1·0 |
| P = 0·004 | P > 0·05 | |
| ICAM | 104 (97–112) | 101 (86–110) |
| Time 0 (cell/mm3) | ||
| ICAM | 132 (96–184) | 111 (97–126) |
| Time 6 h (cell/mm3) | t = 1·38 | t = 1·41 |
| P > 0·05 | P > 0·05 | |
*
Mean and 95% confidence intervals. Paired Student t-test was used to compare time 0 values with post-challenge values (6 h).