Healthy controls | Severe asthma | |
---|---|---|
N | 8 | 25 |
Gender (M/F) | 3/5 | 10/15 |
Age (years) | 23 (21–39) | 51 (17–66) |
Inhaled CS (yes/no/unknown) | 0/8/0 | 25/0/0 |
Oral CS (yes/no/unknown) | 0/8/0 | 25/0/0 |
LABA (yes/no/unknown) | 0/8/0 | 24/1/0 |
SABA (yes/no/unknown) | 0/8/0 | 21/4/0 |
FEV1% predicted | 98.1 (72.1–116.4) | 65.6 (32.4–93.8) |
Smokers (yes/ex/never/unknown) | 0/0/8/0 | 1/12/8/4 |
Number of biopsies | 13 | 25 |
Number of biopsies with IL-17 positive cells (%) | 6 (46%) | 15 (60%) |