Table 4. Phenotypic markers of BALF Cells (mean percentages and MFI ± standard error).
Cell types | Phenotype | BHI | EHI | BHC | EHC | Infection effect |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | % | |||
Granulocytes | Granulocytes | 2.45±0.54 | 2.44±0.36 | 1.42±0.29 | 1.49±0.22 | 0.004 |
Lymphocytes | ||||||
T cellsT-Helper Cytotoxic T | CD3+ | 11.87±1.74 | 11.51±1.08 | 2.15±0.18 | 1.78±0.26 | <0.001 |
CD4+CD8- | 2.76±0.48 | 2.49±0.26 | 1.21±0.13 | 0.85±0.12 | <0.001 | |
CD8+CD4- | 7.53±1.62 | 7.43±0.84 | 0.78±0.08 | 0.52±0.06 | <0.001 | |
Memory T | CD4+CD8+ | 0.3±0.07 | 0.22±0.03 | 0.04±0.01 | 0.02±0 | <0.001 |
NK | CD3-CD8+ | 0.21±0.04 | 0.19±0.03 | 0.08±0.01 | 0.05±0.01 | <0.001 |
Macrophages | % | % | % | % | % | |
CD14+ | 67.76±4.21 | 74.76±2.72 | 89.38±0.92 | 88.56±0.97 | <0.001 | |
CD172a+ | 68.7±4.21 | 74.96±2.72 | 88.7±0.92 | 88.14±0.89 | <0.001 | |
SLA II-DR+ | 63.62±5.01 | 68.89±3.21 | 88.63±0.88 | 88.39±0.86 | <0.001 | |
CD163+ | 56.46±5.97 | 65.06±2.87 | 87.34±0.94 | 86.38±0.95 | <0.001 | |
TLR4+ | 51.27±4.48 | 47.75±2.76 | 62.07±3.48 | 50.8±2.73 | 0.05 | |
CD172a+/TLR4+ | 41.83±4.31 | 37.97±2.15 | 54.98±6.56 | 42.74±2.35 | 0.01 | |
Macrophages | MFI | MFI | MFI | MFI | MFI | |
CD14+ | 165.22±10.74 | 172.15±6.38 | 150.34±6.69 | 143.67±4.29 | 0.01 | |
CD172a+ | 377.44±41.34 | 325.22±17.36 | 400.72±35.06 | 355.41±13.19 | 0.30 | |
SLA II-DR+ | 274.74±25.36 | 263.15±26.23 | 339.34±47.47 | 284.96±16.04 | 0.10 | |
CD163+ | 750.32±82.29 | 775.58±59.62 | 940.35±66.42 | 895.18±68.8 | 0.01 | |
TLR4+ | 456.79±51.45 | 452.3±48.25 | 738.73±77.88 | 707.51±62.54 | <0.001 |
MFI: Mean fluorescence intensity; BALF: Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid