Parameter | Rhinitics | Asthmatics | ||||
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Control | Day 1 | Day 4 | Control | Day 1 | Day 4 | |
Nasal lavage eosinophils (%) | 1.3 ± 0.9 | 3.0 ± 1.3 | 15.5 ± 9.6 * | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 7.5 ± 4.3 | 15.7 ± 5.4* |
Nasal lavage ECP (ng/mL) | 3.8 ± 1.5 | 8.7 ± 3.4 * | 7.9 ± 2.6 | 8.6 ± 3.2 | 10.3 ± 2.7 * | 9.4 ± 4.0 |
Induced sputum eosinophils (%) | 2.0 ± 1.3 | 1.3 ± 1.5 | 1.6 ± 1.0 | 5.6 ± 1.8 | 6.0 ± 1.7 | 4.1 ± 1.4 |
Induced sputum ECP (ng/mL) | 72 ± 20 | 112 ± 41 | 98 ± 36 | 146 ± 43 | 171 ± 41 | 242 ± 106 |