Table 1 Eotaxin Expression in the Airway Epithelium

From: Eotaxin Expression by Epithelial Cells and Plasma Cells in Chronic Asthma

Time (h)

Nonsensitized Acute

Sensitized Acute

Sensitized Chronic

IL-13 −/− Chronic

3

1.17 ± 0.17

2.00 ± 0.52*

2.17 ± 0.31*

2.17 ± 0.17**

6

1.50 ± 0.42

2.00 ± 0.45*

0.83 ± 0.31

2.50 ± 0.34**

24

2.17 ± 0.48*

1.67 ± 0.42

0.33 ± 0.21

1.50 ± 0.22

  1. Data are grades of immunoreactivity for eotaxin, expressed as mean ± sem. The mean grade in normal nonexposed control animals was 0.33 ± 0.21. Significant differences compared to these control animals are shown as
  2. *= p < 0.05,
  3. **= p < 0.01.
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