Table 2 Antioxidant and protein measurements in BW and BAL
From: Antioxidant airway responses following experimental exposure to wood smoke in man
| Â | Bronchial Wash | Bronchoalveolar Lavage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Post-Air | Post-WS | Post-Air | Post-WS |
Total glutathione (μM) | 0.76 (0.35-1.00) | 0.94 (0.94-1.14) | 0.73 (0.38-0.99) | 0.87 * (0.64-1.45) |
Glutathione (μM) | 0.36 (0.25-0.75) | 0.48 (0.31-0.91) | 0.54 (0.32-0.74) | 0.72 * (0.46-1.19) |
Glutathione disulphide (μM) | 0.11 (0.05-0.30) | 0.20 (0.11-0.26) | 0.07 (0.00-0.14) | 0.04 (0.00-0.13) |
% GSSG | 23.0 (8.8-33.3) | 16.9 (9.6-29.9) | 7.78 (0.17-22.6) | 3.58 (0.00-18.6) |
Total vitamin C (μM) | 0.36 (0.32-0.45) | 0.42 (0.32-0.45) | 0.50 (0.42-0.56) | 0.53 (0.41-0.63) |
Ascorbic acid (μM) | 0.23 (0.21-0.31) | 0.24 (0.21-0.32) | 0.28 (0.24-0.39) | 0.33 (0.13-0.45) |
Dehydroascorbate (μM) | 0.09 (0.05-0.13) | 0.12 (0.08-0.15) | 0.23 (0.15-0.30) | 0.18 (0.15-0.31) |
% oxidised vitamin C | 29.9 (26.6-31.9) | 29.2 (24.7-36.7) | 33.1 (25.8-46.8) | 30.3 (22.3-38.5) |
Urate (μM) | 0.90 (0.80-1.10) | 0.86 (0.81-1.01) | 0.79 (0.75-1.06) | 0.80 (0.73-0.99) |
Total protein (mg/ml) | 0.17 (0.13-0.19) | 0.14 (0.13-0.18) | 0.14 (0.11-0.16) | 0.14 (0.11-0.15) |
Albumin (μg/ml) | 17.0 (14.0-26.0) | 18.0 (9.80-35.0) | 30.0 (25.0-46.0) | 33.0 (24.0-45.0) |