Pregnancy | M. vaccae | M. vaccae | PBS | PBS |
Offsprings | OVA | control | OVA | control |
Mean (range) | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | Mean (range) | |
Goblet cell number | ||||
Small airways | 17.0 (7 - 35)*† | 0 (0 - 0) | 263.3 (170 - 330)¥ | 0 (0 - 0) |
Medium airways | 49.3 (10 - 92)*† | 0 (0 - 0)* | 271.6 (245 - 320†¥ | 0 (0 - 0)¥ |
Large airways | 181.3 (21 - 263)*† | 0 (0 - 0)* | 378.3 (317 - 480)†¥ | 0 (0 - 0)¥ |
Epithelial thickness | ||||
Small airways | 23.9 (20 - 30.9)*‡ | 12.0 (10.7 - 12.5)* | 29.5 (17.4 - 45.2)¥ | 10.3 (9.8 - 11.1)‡¥ |
Medium airways | 29.0 (20 - 37.2)*‡ | 13.8 (10.7 - 18.9)* | 27.5 (18 - 40.5) | 17.5 (17.1 - 22)‡ |
Large airways | 31.1 (15.3 - 39.7) | 14.9 (10.5 - 20.8) | 33.2 (21.8 - 41.4)¥ | 18.4 (12.8 - 24)¥ |
Basement membrane thickness | ||||
Small airways | 1.3 (1.2 - 1.6)† | 1.2 (0.8 - 1.5) | 2.4 (2 - 2.7)†¥ | 1.1 (0.8 - 1.5)¥ |
Medium airways | 1.7 (1.5 - 2.2)*‡ | 1.1 (1.1 - 1.4)* | 2.5 (2.1 - 3.3)¥ | 1.3 (1.2 - 1.4)‡¥ |
Large airways | 1.8 (1.6 - 1.9)† | 1.3 (1.2 - 1.6) | 2.5 (2 - 3)†¥ | 1.6 (1.5 - 1.8)¥ |
Subepithelial smooth muscle thickness | ||||
Small airways | 5.7 (5.1 - 6.1)†‡ | 4.2 (3.4 - 5.3) | 10.9 (9.8 - 11.9)†¥ | 3.3 (3.2 - 3.6)‡¥ |
Medium airways | 8.0 (5.9 - 11)*‡ | 4.4 (3.5 - 5.4)* | 7.4 (5.5 - 10) | 5.2 (4.4 - 5.7)‡ |
Large airways | 7.4 (6.5 - 8.4)* | 5.3 (4.4 - 6.2)* | 7.0 (5.3 - 10.3) | 7.6 (6.2 - 6.9) |
BALT density µm2 | 3539.6 (3202 - 3916)*† | 598 (405 - 734)* | 4862.6 (4604 - 5133)†¥ | 596.3 (370 - 754)¥ |
Eosinophil progenitors in bone marow | 25.6 (18 - 30)*† | 5.3 (4 - 6)* | 40.6 (35 - 46)†¥ | 10.3 (7 - 16)¥ |