Figure 4From: Tissue fibrocytes in patients with mild asthma: A possible link to thickness of reticular basement membrane?Quantification of CD34, CD45RO, α-SMA, procollagen I and prolyl-4-hydroxylase coexpression in fibrocytes. Cells in bronchial biopsies coexpressing CD34/CD45RO/α-SMA (A), CD45RO/prolyl-4-hydroxylase (B), and CD34/procollagen I (C), were counted. These cells were counted in the areas A and B and data included are from controls, patient with mild asthma with (+) and without (-) BALF fibroblasts and are presented as positive cells/mm2 of tissue section. Values are presented as means ± SEM, n = 4–5 patients.Back to article page