Association between Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Profile and Bronchial Inflammation in Bronchiolitis Obliterans

Figure 5

Correlations between the AA : DHA ratio, lung function parameters, and inflammation. Correlations were calculated between FEV1 and (a) neutrophils, (b) IL-8, and (c) the ratio between AA and DHA (AA : DHA), between the AA : DHA ratio and the percentage of (d) neutrophils, (e) macrophages, and (f) lymphocytes as well as between the AA : DHA ratio and (g) Il-1b, (h) IL-6, and (i) IL-8 in induced sputum. Correlation coefficient and p-value are given in the figure.

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