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Table 3 Soluble components in bronchial wash and bronchoalveolar lavage 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

Inflammatory markers

BW

P-value

BAL

P-value

Air

Wood smoke

Air vs. Wood smoke

Air

Wood smoke

Air vs. Wood smoke

IL6 pg/ml

4.08

3.96

0.646

1.13

1.61

0.515

2.25–7.25

3.14–5.87

0.79–1.91

0.73–2.15

sICAM-1 ng/ml

35.20

18.30

0.028

100.45

98.10

0.878

18.75–45.87

16.72–26.90

53.10–163.22

67.52–126.00

CC16 ng/ml

582.70

566.60

0.239

328.80

382.60

0.196

542.45–724.75

556.45–616.10

298.15–438.00

313.05–488.50

GrzA pg/ml

346.00

242.50

0.221

149.60

113.60

0.753

178.65–661.95

197.20–266.15

45.35–232.80

62.30–197.20

MPO ng/ml

26.50

17.80

0.019

2.40

2.10

0.666

8.05–70.10

8.30–32.65

0.90–5.60

1.05–3.40

MMP9 ng/ml

13.40

6.60

0.006

0.50

0.70

0.726

5.55–30.05

3.65–11.20

0.40–1.95

0.20–1.90

GSx μmol/L

0.88

0.94

0.133

0.63

0.99

0.013

0.42–1.20

0.58–2.75

0.47–1.02

0.58–1.48

GSH μmol/L

0.58

0.65

0.173

0.49

0.73

0.064

0.32–0.95

0.41–2.33

0.27–0.81

0.48–1.13

GSSG μmol/L

0.10

O.21

0.279

0.04

0.04

0.196

0.02–0.19

0.05–0.23

0.00–0.13

0.02–0.22