FIG 5.

Correlation between CD45⁺Col1⁺CXCR4⁺ fibrocytes and p-Smad2/3⁺– or p-AKT⁺–activated fibrocytes in asthmatic patients (n = 40). A and B, Significant correlation was observed between CD45⁺Col1⁺CXCR4⁺ and both CD45⁺Col1⁺p-Smad2/3⁺ (Fig 5, A) and CD45⁺Col1⁺p-AKT⁺ (Fig 5, B) fibrocytes. C, Correlation was also found between numbers of p-Smad2/3⁺ CD45⁺Col1⁺ fibrocytes and p-AKT⁺ CD45⁺Col1⁺ fibrocytes.