Table 3.
Correlations between NO‐parameters and iNOS mRNA expressions
| Subjects | Nitric oxide | iNOS mRNA | Spearmman’ρ | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stBA (n = 8) | FeNO at 50 mL/s | Proximal ACs | 0.60 | 0.12 |
| FeNO at 50 mL/s | Distal ACs | 0.60 | 0.12 | |
| FeNO at 50 mL/s | Total BAL cells | 0.49 | 0.22 | |
| J'awNO(2CM and TMAD) | Proximal ACs | 0.62 | 0.10 | |
| J'awNO(2CM and TMAD) | Distal ACs | 0.24 | 0.57 | |
| J'awNO(2CM and TMAD) | Total BAL cells | 0.06 | 0.89 | |
| J'awNO(non‐linear) | Proximal ACs | 0.67 | 0.07 | |
| J'awNO(non‐linear) | Distal ACs | 0.48 | 0.23 | |
| J'awNO(non‐linear) | Total BAL cells | 0.41 | 0.32 | |
| CANO(2CM) | Proximal ACs | ‐0.29 | 0.49 | |
| CANO(2CM) | Distal ACs | ‐0.02 | 0.96 | |
| CANO(2CM) | Total BAL cells | 0.52 | 0.19 | |
| CANO(TMAD) | Proximal ACs | ‐0.27 | 0.52 | |
| CANO(TMAD) | Distal ACs | ‐0.05 | 0.91 | |
| CANO(TMAD) | Total BAL cells | 0.36 | 0.39 | |
| CANO(non‐linear) | Proximal ACs | ‐0.69 | 0.06 | |
| CANO(non‐linear) | Distal ACs | ‐0.64 | 0.09 | |
| CANO(non‐linear) | Total BAL cells | ‐0.42 | 0.30 | |
| snBA (n = 10) | FeNO at 50 mL/s | Proximal ACs | ‐0.02 | 0.96 |
| FeNO at 50 mL/s | Distal ACs | 0.49 | 0.15 | |
| FeNO at 50 mL/s | Total BAL cells | 0.25 | 0.49 | |
| J'awNO(2CM and TMAD) | Proximal ACs | 0.18 | 0.63 | |
| J'awNO(2CM and TMAD) | Distal ACs | 0.50 | 0.14 | |
| J'awNO(2CM and TMAD) | Total BAL cells | 0.45 | 0.19 | |
| J'awNO(non‐linear) | Proximal ACs | 0.03 | 0.93 | |
| J'awNO(non‐linear) | Distal ACs | 0.28 | 0.46 | |
| J'awNO(non‐linear) | Total BAL cells | 0.02 | 0.97 | |
| CANO(2CM) | Proximal ACs | 0.41 | 0.24 | |
| CANO(2CM) | Distal ACs | 0.83 | <0.01* | |
| CANO(2CM) | Total BAL cells | 0.20 | 0.58 | |
| CANO(TMAD) | Proximal ACs | 0.26 | 0.47 | |
| CANO(TMAD) | Distal ACs | 0.45 | 0.19 | |
| CANO(TMAD) | Total BAL cells | ‐0.24 | 0.50 | |
| CANO(non‐linear) | Proximal ACs | ‐0.10 | 0.78 | |
| CANO(non‐linear) | Distal ACs | ‐0.13 | 0.73 | |
| CANO(non‐linear) | Total BAL cells | 0.07 | 0.85 |