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Table 3 Quantification of inflammatory cell markers and S100A4-stained cells in the basal epithelium and Rbm; data expressed as medians and ranges

From: Evaluation of epithelial mesenchymal transition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Markers

No. of basal epithelial cells stained per mm of Rbm

No. of cells staining in Rbm per mm of Rbm

S100A4

26.6 (21.3 - 37.3)

58.1 (37.3 - 92.6)

CD4

0 (0 - 5.8)*

0 (0 - 4.8)*

CD8

5.7 (0.9 - 9.6)*

0.3 (0 - 3.8)*

CD19

0 (0 - 0)*

0 (0 - 0)*

CD11c

1 (0 - 1.8)*

0 (0 - 0.2)*

CD68

0.3 (0 - 2.1)*

0 (0 - 0.6)*

NE

0 (0 - 0)*

0 (0 - 0)*

S100

0 (0 - 1.1)*

0.1 (0 - 2.7)*

  1. * Each marker versus S100A4, p < 0.003
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Respiratory Research

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