Fig. 2

Comparison of activated plasma endothelial microparticles (EMP) levels in patients with elevated (red) vs mild (green) allergic asthma. As previously described [6], CD42b⁻CD62⁺/CD42b⁻CD31⁺ above normal controls are considered to be derived from “activated” endothelial cells while CD42b⁻CD62⁺/CD42b⁻CD31⁺ below normal controls are derived from “apoptotic” endothelial cells. Circles = asthmatics not on steroid treatment, triangles = asthmatics on steroid treatment