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Table 2 Transporter protein expressions in human lung in COPD patients and healthy volunteers detected by immunohistochemistry

From: Expression of MATE1, P-gp, OCTN1 and OCTN2, in epithelial and immune cells in the lung of COPD and healthy individuals

Tissue

P-gp

MATE1

OCTN1

OCTN2

HV

COPD

HV

COPD

HV

COPD

HV

COPD

Bronchial epithelial cells

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Bronchiolar epithelial cells

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Alveolar epithelial cells (type II cells)

x

x

nd

nd

x

x

x

x

Alveolar macrophages

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Lymphocytes in bronchia

nd

nd

x

x

nd

nd

nd

nd

  1. aInfiltrating in epithelial layer, HV: Tissue from healthy volunteers, COPD: Tissue from COPD patients, X: Expression detected, nd: Not detected