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Table 2 Oxytocin levels in BAL samples from asthmatic and healthy subjects

From: Expression and activation of the oxytocin receptor in airway smooth muscle cells: Regulation by TNFα and IL-13

Asthmatics

Age

FEV1%pred

FEV1/FVC

Bronchodilator response (% change from baseline)

PC20 (mg/dl)

Gender

GINA

Inhaled Corticosteroid BDP equivalent

Oxytocin

1

31

120

82

3

0.1

M

1

0

14.0

2

47

96

73

16

1.6

F

1

0

12.9

3

40

69

60

15

0.7

M

1

0

12.4

4

43

86

80

8

1.6

M

1

0

13.4

5

52

72

68

12

2.4

F

1

0

21.3

6

28

90

85

6

0.6

F

1

0

15.0

7

31

80

72

15

3.2

M

1

0

10.1

8

41

68

66

18

1.4

F

1

0

10.9

9

36

86

83

6

0.2

F

2

400

19.5

10

68

97

60

15

0.5

F

2

400

9.5

Mean ± SD

41.7 ± 11.9

86.4 ± 15.8

72.9 ± 9.4

11.4 ± 5.2

1.23 ± 1.0

   

13.9 ± 3.9

Controls

         

1

26

96

83

0

32

M

0

11.7

 

2

30

112

88

0

32

F

0

12.4

 

3

43

122

82

0

32

F

0

15.6

 

4

55

100

78

1.7

32

F

0

12.3

 

5

61

97

71

-4.8

32

F

0

11.4

 

6

43

125

85

0

32

M

0

17.4

 

7

47

108

85

0

32

M

0

12.3

 

8

49

102

88

0

32

M

0

15.6

 

9

45

106

78

4.3

32

F

0

17.1

 

10

23

94

80

3.2

32

F

0

12.2

 

Mean ± SD

42.2 ± 12.4

106.2 ± 10.7

81.8 ± 5.2

0.44 ± 2.4

32 ± 0

   

13.8 ± 2.3