Mediators of Inflammation / 2020 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
TREM-1 and TREM-2 Expression on CD14+ Cells in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in the Context of T Cell Immune Response Table 2 Characteristics of the study group.
Sarcoidosis HP CG Number of subjects 144 18 11 Age (mean) 46 49 52 Gender: female (%)/male (%) 28/72 41/59 36/64 Smokers (%)/ex-smokers (%)/non-smokers (%) 6/22/74 6/33/61 9/9/82 Stage: I/II/III/IV (%) (sarcoidosis) 45/52/2/1 Lӧfgren syndrome: Yes/no (%) 29/71 Clinical presentation: Inflammatory/fibrotic (%) (HP) 57/43 Specific IgG antibodies: positive/negative (%) — 38 — Occupational anamnesis: positive/negative (%) 62 Diffusing capacity of lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO) (%; mean) Lymphocytes (%; mean) in BALF Lymphocytes (total number; mean) in BALF CD3 (%; mean) in BALF CD3 (total number; mean) in BALF CD4 (%; mean) in BALF CD4 (total number; mean) in BALF CD8 (%; mean) in BALF CD8 (total number; mean) in BALF CD4/CD8
Cladosporidium,
Thermoactinomyces vulgaris ,
Absidia corymbifera ,
Micropolyspora faeni ,
Actinomyces vulgaris ,
Aspergillus nidulans ,
Aspergillus niger ;
farmers: 2x, animal feeding: 2x, bird breeders: 2x, textile workers: 1x, chemical industry: 5x, wood workers: 1x; CD3–T cells, CD4–T-helper cells, CD8–cytotoxic T cells; total number–total number of cells per microliter.
