From: Safety assessment of inhaled xylitol in mice and healthy volunteers
Experimental Group | Total Cell Count (×106) Mean (SD) | Differential Count (%) | |||
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 |  | Macrophages | Lymphocytes | Neutrophils | Eosinophils |
Naïve mice-saline | 0.26 (0.8) | 99.6 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.0 |
Naïve mice-xylitol | 0.25 (0.7) | 99.0 | 0.34 | 0.0 | 0.66 |
Ova-challenged mice – saline exposed | 0.96 (0.1) | 20.0 | 3.6 | 14.0 | 62.2 |
Ova-challenged mice – xylitol exposed | 0.78 (0.08) | 21.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 61.0 |