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Table 2 Effect of Prednisolone on Airway Inflammation Markers Concentrations in Sputum and Serum of Asthmatic Patients

From: The Predictive Value of Eosinophil Cationic Protein and Lactate Dehydrogenase in Asthma: A Comparative Study of Serum Versus Sputum

       

Eosinophil Count

ECP/EO Count

Variable

ECP Mean

 

μg/l SD

LDH Mean

 

IU/l SD

Mean

 

SD

Mean

 

SD

Sputum

            

   Pretreatment

751.8

 

126.9

757.32

 

147.5

0.41

 

0.25

1833

 

54

   Posttreatment

313.0

 

119.8

276.8

 

82.1

0.23

 

0.34

1490

 

31

   P value <

 

0.0001

  

0.0001

  

0.0001

  

0.0001

 

Serum

            

   Pretreatment

46.1

 

16.3

453.9

 

153.4

479

 

174

0.096

 

0.043

   Posttreatment

15.43

 

6.3

219.6

 

50.4

319

 

121

0.048

 

0.029

   P value <

 

0.0001

  

0.0001

  

0.0001

  

0.0001

 
  1. ECP, eosinophil cationic protein; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; EO, eosinophil.
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World Allergy Organization Journal

ISSN: 1939-4551

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