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Table 2 Characteristics of subjects whose cells were analyzed by DNA microarray

From: Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 is highly expressed in bronchial epithelial cells of untreated asthma and it increases cell proliferation along with fibronectin production in airway constitutive cells

 

Number

Age

%FEV1

FEV1/FVC

eNO(ppb)

N : E : C

stBA

4

47 ± 6

96 ± 6

79 ± 5

58 ± 10

1 : 1: 2

snBA

3

48 ± 4

91 ± 7

72 ± 1

123 ± 25*

1 : 2 : 0

  1. Data are mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05 vs stBA
  2. Definition of abbreviations: N; never smoker, E; ex-smoker, C; current smoker
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Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-993X

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