Table 2.
Mean percentages and numbers of lymphocyte subsets in the peripheral blood of asthma children and healthy controls
| T cells phenotype | Asthma (%, number mean ±SE) | Healthy (%, number mean ±SE) |
|---|---|---|
| CD3+ | 64±1.1 | 67±0.96 |
| 1991±126 | 1741±75 | |
| CD4+ | 37±1.0 | 39±1.07 |
| 1155±77.7 | 1035±52 | |
| CD8+ | 26±1.0 | 27.6±0.92 |
| 789±49.5 | 736±35.2 | |
| CD3+CD25+ | 5.8±0.8a | 7.9±0.76 |
| 193.2±39.2 | 218.2±28.6 | |
| CD4+CD25+ | 3.81±0.1 | 4.8±0.56 |
| 116.4±8.6 | 118±16.3 | |
| D45RA+ | 73±1.3 | 72±1.0 |
| 2336.5±170.2 | 1760±140.0 | |
| CD4+CD45RA+ | 24.6±1.2 | 27.34±1.1 |
| 766.7±74.4 | 737.7±47.4 | |
| CD8+CD45RA+ | 22.2±0.8 | 21.5±0.67 |
| 674±46 | 574±29.5 | |
| CD45RO+ | 33.4±1.2 | 34±1.3 |
| 989.3±63.4 | 833.4±66 | |
| CD4+CD45RO+ | 17.7±0.7b | 20.5±0.5 |
| 523.8±33.3 | 540±23.8 | |
| CD8+CD45RO+ | 9.5±0.62 | 7.8±0.36 |
| 278±22.5c | 206.9±23.8 | |
| CD4/CD8 | 1.6±0.1 | 1.5±0.84 |
a Percentage of CD3+CD25+ p<0.05
b Percentage of CD4+CD45RO+ p<0.0002
c number of CD8+CD45RO+ p<0.025