Structure | Bronchial artery | Pulmonary artery | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asthma | Control | p | Asthma | Control | p | |
Diameter (µm) | 328.14 ± 168.77 | 436.66 ± 237.71 | 0.16 | 480.42 ± 373.37 | 285.11 ± 156.54 | 0.14 |
Wall areaa | 21.17 ± 5.99 | 25.25 ± 13.99 | 0.42 | 23.01 ± 7.63 | 17.39 ± 5.25 | 0.055 |
Lumen areaa | 26.55 ± 12.57 | 33.02 ± 16.90 | 0.25 | 43.42 ± 24.74 | 31.64 ± 10.39 | 0.076 |
Elastic fibresa | 2.18 ± 2.53 | 2.14 ± 1.89 | 0.969 | 7.11 ± 7.41 | 4.98 ± 3.76 | 0.424 |