Table 3.
Total and differential cell counts in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid in the mild airway inflammation model.
| Bronchoalveolar cells (*104/ml) (mean ± s.e.m.) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Total | Macrophages | Lymphocytes | Neutrophils | Eosinophils | |
| Penh | SAL-SAL | 23.9 ± 1.0 | 23.6 ± 1.0 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.05 ± 0.03 | 0 |
| SAL-OVA | 25.2 ± 2.4 | 25.0 ± 2.4 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0 | |
| OVA-SAL | 26.5 ± 3.5 | 26.3 ± 3.5 | 0.08 ± 0.04 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0 | |
| OVA-OVA | 95.2 ± 30.6 | 35.4 ± 5.4 | 4.9 ± 2.0 | 9.1 ± 5.2 | 45.7 ± 20.1* | |
| RL | SAL-SAL | 31.9 ± 2.6 | 31.5 ± 2.5 | 0.07 ± 0.04 | 0.4 ± 0.1 | 0 |
| SAL-OVA | 33.8 ± 3.8 | 33.5 ± 3.8 | 0.06 ± 0.04 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0 | |
| OVA-SAL | 31.9 ± 3.3 | 30.2 ± 2.9 | 0.2 ± 0.06 | 1.6 ± 0.28 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | |
| OVA-OVA | 291.8 ± 47.1***### | 50.1 ± 6.7 | 22.6 ± 4.7***### | 20.1 ± 2.9***# | 199.0 ± 37.5***### | |
Values are expressed as mean ± s.e.m.
*
P < 0.05,
***
P < 0.001; significantly different from the saline-saline group,
#
P < 0.05,
###
P < 0.001 significant different from the OVA-OVA Penh group, using a One-Way ANOVA followed by a Bonferroni post-hoc analysis.