Table 2 Bronchial wash and bronchoalveolar lavage cell data from experimental exposure of 13 healthy subjects to filtered air and wood smoke. Data are given as medians with interquartile range
From: Acute exposure to wood smoke from incomplete combustion - indications of cytotoxicity
Cells 104/ml | BW | P-value | BAL | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Air | Wood smoke | Air vs. Wood smoke | Air | Wood smoke | Air vs. Wood smoke | |
Macrophages | 6.1 | 3.95 | 0.009 | 8.50 | 9.25 | 0.60 |
4.48–12.56 | 2.60–6.07 | 8.21–10.05 | 7.31–12.07 | |||
Neutrophils | 3.05 | 1.19 | 0.046 | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.861 |
2.42–6.18 | 0.76–2.72 | 0.11–0.38 | 0.05–0.41 | |||
Lymphocytes | 0.45 | 0.26 | 0.023 | 2.09 | 1.62 | 0.004 |
0.21–0.98 | 0.07–0.31 | 1.39–2.89 | 1.16–1.97 | |||
Mast cells | 0.009 | 0.0046 | 0.061 | 0.0047 | 0.01 | 0.82 |
0.002–0.29 | 0.0018–0.0089 | 0.00–0.024 | 0.0024–0.016 | |||
Eosinophils | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.345 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.441 |
0.00–0.01 | 0.00–0.2 | 0.00–0.01 | 0.00–0.03 | |||