Table 4 Purity of immunomagnetically separated CD56+ cells from the induced sputum of the studied groups.
From: Enhanced effector function of cytotoxic cells in the induced sputum of COPD patients
| Â | HNS | Smokers | COPD subjects |
|---|---|---|---|
CD56 + cells | 91.7 (± 0.8) | 94.3 (± 1.1) | 94.8 (± 1.4) |
B cells (CD19 + ) | 2.2 (± 0.4) | 1.8 (± 0.8) | 1.4 (± 0.7) |
Helper T cells (CD4 + ) | 1.4 (± 0.5) | 0.7 (± 0.1) | 0.6 (± 0.5) |
Cytotoxic T cells (CD8 + ) | 0.9 (± 0.6) | 1.9 (± 0.6) | 0.9 (± 0.4) |
Neutrophils (CD16 + ) | 1.1 (± 0.7) | 0.9 (± 1.5) | 0.4 (± 0.7) |
Macrophages (CD14 + ) | 1.7 (± 0.9) | 1.3 (± 0.7) | 0.9 (± 1.6) |