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Table 2 Basal and stimulated cytokine release from healthy non smokers (HNS), smokers & COPD.

From: T lymphocyte insensitivity to corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  

IFNγ release

(pg/ml)

IL-2 release

(pg/ml)

BASAL

(A)

HNS

9.8 (3.9-651)

14.5 (6.2-39.8)

 

Smokers

16.3 (0-75.1)

20.6 (0-453.6)

 

COPD

17.3 (0-83)

29.6 (0-102.8)

 

P value

0.6

0.9

PHA/PMA

(B)

HNS

519 (239.4-3062)

557.6 (39.6-1228)

 

Smokers

1881 (87.1-19217)

954.9 (112.7-2612)

 

COPD

284.6 (27.6-15992)

474.2 (28.9-5011)

 

P value

0.04

0.2

  1. Data are expressed as median (range).
  2. ANOVAs for basal (A) and stimulated (B) between group comparisons are shown beneath each column