Table 2 Mean ± SD of Th1, Th2 lymphocyte subsets in induced sputum (IS) and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in sarcoidosis patients and control subjects.
From: Th1/Th2 cytokine pattern in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and induced sputum in pulmonary sarcoidosis
Induced sputum | BALF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Th1 | Th2 | Th1 | Th2 | |
Control | 35.6 ± 12.4 | 0.2 ± 0.15 | 38.1 ± 7.7 | 0.3 ± 0.14 |
Sarcoidosis patients | 60.0 ± 23.3 | 0.2 ± 0.12 | 53.1 ± 17.9 | 0.2 ± 0.11 |
P | 0.003 | 0.46 | 0.019 | 0.55 |