| IPF (n = 19) | Sar (n = 6) | CVD-IP (n = 8) | HV (n = 6) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total cells (105/ml) | 6.2 ± 0.8 (1.9-14.8) | 4.9 ± 0.3 (4.0-6.0) | 11.2 ± 3.1*#£ (1.1-27.9) | 2.7 ± 0.5 (0.6-4.0) |
Macrophage (%) | 78.0 ± 2.6∫ (60.2-97.0) | 62.9 ± 10.8* (29.5-95.0) | 44.0 ± 9.9"§ (5.5-74.5) | 95.6 ± 0.3§$ (94.7-96.6) |
Lymphocyte (%) | 11.3 ± 2.1 (0-27.4) | 34.6 ± 10.5*‡ (5.0-68.5) | 33.8 ± 8.7*‡ (12.0-87.5) | 3.1 ± 0.2 (2.6-4.0) |
Neutrophil (%) | 6.1 ± 1.4 (1.0-23.0) | 1.7 ± 0.8 (0-4.0) | 18.4 ± 8.6|#£ (0-65.5) | 1.1 ± 0.1 (0.7-1.6) |
Eosinophil (%) | 4.4 ± 1.1∫# (0-14.5) | 0.5 ± 0.3 (0-1.9) | 1.7 ± 0.9 (0-7.5) | 0.2 ± 0.2 (0-0.9) |
CD4/CD8 | 3.1 ± 0.6 (0.2-9.6) | 11.2 ± 4.0&¥ (2.4-29.3) | 1.8 ± 0.5 (0.4-3.9) | N.D. |