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Table 2 Quantification of tracheal epithelial cells with abnormal mitochondria

From: Effects of the common polymorphism in the human aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) gene on the lung

 

Basal cells

Club cells

Ciliated cells

WT

17% (n = 30)

14% (n = 66)

0% (n = 63)

WT (aged)

24% (n = 34)

11% (n = 61)

0% (n = 50)

Aldh2*2 Tg

19% (n = 31)

13% (n = 61)

0% (n = 53)

Aldh2 −/−

88% (n = 41)

96% (n = 75)

14% (n = 65)

  1. Percentage of cells with more than 80% of its mitochondria abnormal within a cell type
  2. (n = Number of cells examined per group)