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. 2013 Jun 17;8(6):e65674. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065674

Table 1. Ovariectomy reduces the number of immune cells in the lungs of OVA sensitized and challenged animals.

Groups Total of cells×104 Macrophages×104 Neutrophils×104 Eosinophils×104
Naive 9.0±1.2 8.1±0.7 0.9±0.07 0±0
Sham/OVA 49.1±5.3* 30.8±3.3* 16.3±2.7* 1.9±0.18*
OVx/OVA 14.75±2.1φ 11.8±1.6φ 2.7±0.9φ 0.22±0.06φ

Absolute numbers of macrophages, neutrophils, eosinophils and total cells recovered from the BAL fluid of naive, Sham/OVA and OVx/OVA mice 24 hours after second antigenic challenge.

*

Sham/OVA vs naive p<0.05.

φ

OVx/OVA vs Sham/OVA p<0.05. One way-ANOVA. Data representative of 4 independent experiments. n = 5 animals per group.