Table 4 Assessment of epithelial integrity by transmission electron microscopy
From: Functional analysis and evaluation of respiratory cilia in healthy Chinese children
Age (years) | N | Cells with loss of cilia (%) | Cells extruding from epithelial edge (%) | Cells with cytoplasmic blebbing (%) | Cells with mitochondrial damage (%) | Epithelial integrity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 18 | 95 | 41.4 (0.0, 56.8) | 31.5 (0.0, 67.0) | 21.1 (0.0, 100.0) | 16.3 (0.0, 100.0) | 1.83 (0.8, 3.0) |
2–6 | 37 | 55.1 (0.0, 100.0) | 26.1 (0.0, 67.0) | 10.8 (0.0, 50.0) | 14.9 (0.0, 100.0) | 1.8 (0.0, 3.1) |
7–12 | 30 | 44.4 (0.0, 100.0) | 41.0 (0.0, 90.9) | 29.2 (0.0, 100.0) | 14.4 (0.0, 100.0) | 2.1 (0.0, 3.5) |
13–17 | 28 | 20.3 (0.0, 56.8) | 28.6 (0.0, 67.0) | 25.9 (0.0, 100.0) | 20.2 (0.0, 100.0) | 1.6 (0.0, 3.0) |
> 18 | 26 | 49.3 (0.0, 100.0) | 40.2 (6.0, 67.0) | 24.7 (0.0, 61.1) | 13.4 (0.0, 100.0) | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) |