Table 3 Univariate and multivariate relations between inflammatory markers in sputum and plasma and clinical diagnosis groups.
From: Patterns of inflammation and the use of reversibility testing in smokers with airway complaints
Compartment | Inflammatory markers | COPD | Asthma | CB | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sputum cell counts | Neutrophils (%) | + | - | ||
Eosinophils (%) | +/++ | ||||
Lymphocytes (%) | +/++ | ||||
Macrophages (%) | - | ||||
Sputum mediators | sTNF-R55 (pg/ml) | +/++ | |||
sTNF-R75 (pg/ml) | + | ||||
LBP (ng/ml) | |||||
IL-8 (ng/ml) | + | ||||
Plasma mediators | sTNF-R55 (ng/ml) | + | - | ||
sTNF-R75 (ng/ml) | + | - | |||
LBP (μg/ml) | +/++ | -/– | |||
IL-8 (pg/ml) | + |