Table 3 Results of BAL investigations in asthmatics
BAL cellularity | |
|---|---|
 Macrophages, number of cells per 1 ml | 8763 (5697–16,119) |
 Lymphocytes, number of cells per 1 ml | 943 (561–1969) |
 Neutrophils, number of cells per 1 ml | 297 (187–497) |
 Eosinophils, number of cells per 1 ml | 80 (8–196) |
BAL fluid cytokines | |
|---|---|
 IL-6, pg/ml | 0.736 (0.153–1.116), above the LoD in 47 (78.3%) subjects |
 IL-12 (p70), pg/ml | 0.081 (0.052–0.118), above the LoD in 58 (96.7%) subjects |