Table 2 Inflammatory mediators in saliva
From: Compartment differences of inflammatory activity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Healthy non-smoker | Smokers without COPD | Smokers with COPD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
IL-8 (pg/ml) | 307 (225-558) | 262 (208-407) | 360 (165-474) | P = 0.512 |
MMP-9 (ng/ml) | 338 (105-679) | 170 (62-465) | 217 (101-351) | P = 0.437 |
TIMP-1 (ng/ml) | 449 (225-814) | 354 (221-535) | 360 (241-469) | P = 0.556 |
MMP-9/TIMP-1 | 0.54 (0.29-1.16) | 0.37 (0.23-1.10) | 0.38 (0.27-0.96) | P = 0.789 |
TNF-α (pg/ml) | 2.04 (1.19-3.82) | 0.529*** (<0.5-1.25) | 0.704*** (<0.5-1.23) | P < 0.001 |