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Table 2 Quantification of pmTOR+ cells and Foxp3+/CD4+ cells in nasal polyps (per mm2)

From: Activated mammalian target of rapamycin is associated with T regulatory cell insufficiency in nasal polyps

 

Control tissue

Nasal polyps

 

pmTOR+ cells in epithelium

258 ± 78

444 ± 207

P = 0.025

pmTOR+ cells in submucosa

145 ± 59

1063 ± 490

P = 0.001

CD4+ cells in submucosa

474 ± 269

535 ± 108

P = 0.062

Foxp3+ cells in submucosa

126 ± 65

49 ± 21

P = 0.037

Foxp3+CD4+ cells in submucosa

91 ± 44

41 ± 15

P = 0.015

  1. Nasal polyps, n = 28; control inferior turbinate, n = 16
  2. Data were expressed as means ± SEM. P value is determined compared by the unpaired t-test.
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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