Eosinophils, T-lymphocytes, mast cells, neutrophils, and macrophages in bronchial biopsy specimens from atopic subjects with asthma: comparison with biopsy …
BL Bradley, M Azzawi, M Jacobson, B Assoufi… - Journal of Allergy and …, 1991 - Elsevier
Bronchial biopsy specimens were obtained by fiberoptic bronchoscopy from 21 atopic
subjects with asthma, 10 atopic subjects without asthma, and 12 normal healthy control
subjects. With immunohistochemical techniques and a panel of monoclonal antibodies,
inflammatory cells were identified and counted in the bronchial mucosa. The mean number
of leukocytes (CD45+) and T-lymphocytes (CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+) at two airway levels in
the subjects with asthma tended to be higher than in the other groups, but this difference did …
subjects with asthma, 10 atopic subjects without asthma, and 12 normal healthy control
subjects. With immunohistochemical techniques and a panel of monoclonal antibodies,
inflammatory cells were identified and counted in the bronchial mucosa. The mean number
of leukocytes (CD45+) and T-lymphocytes (CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+) at two airway levels in
the subjects with asthma tended to be higher than in the other groups, but this difference did …