Characterization, localization and comparison of c-Kit+ lung cells in never smokers and smokers with and without COPD

Table 3 Number of C-Kit+ cells per field (mean ± SD) by immunofluorescence

C-Kit+ cells /field	Non-smokers	Smokers	COPD	P value
C-Kit+ cells /field	N = 5	N = 5	N = 10
C-Kit^highCD45 + Tryptase+	5.25 ± 3.28	2.89 ± 0.65	3.72 ± 1.36	0.19
C-Kit^lowCD45-Tryptase-	0.07 ± 0.06	0.03 ± 0.02	0.06 ± 0.07	0.51
C-Kit^highCD45 + Tryptase-	0.79 ± 0.47	0.48 ± 0.51	0.50 ± 0.32	0.37

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