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Table 2 Alveolar Cells (Mean ± SEM) in BALF

From: Key Role of Water-Insoluble Allergens of Pollen Cytoplasmic Granules in Biased Allergic Response in a Rat Model

Treatment Group

Eosinophills

Lymphocytes

Macrophages

Neutrophills

NC

0.40 ± 0.09

0.21 ± 0.06

3.4 ± 0.4

0.03 ± 0.01

Washed PCGs

5.32 ± 1.33*

0.63 ± 0.21*†

7.0 ± 1.6*

0.29 ± 0.10*

Unwashed PCGs

5.05 ± 1.18*

0.35 ± 0.12*

7.5 ± 0.4*

0.55 ± 0.21*

Pollen

400 ± 0.83*

0.11 ± 0.09

7.9 ± 1.3*

0.25 ± 0.11*

  1. Alveolar cells were counted after May- Gr n ¨ wald -Giemsa staining. NC, negative control group; pollen, rats sensitized and challenged with 0.5 mg of pollen; unwashed PCGs, rats sensitized and challenged with 4.5 × 107 unwashed PCGs; washed PCGs, rats sensitized and challenged with 4.5 × 107 washed PCGs.
  2. *Significantly different from NC (P < 0.05).
  3. †Significantly different from the pollen group (P < 0.05).
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World Allergy Organization Journal

ISSN: 1939-4551

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