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Table 2 Comparison of inflammatory mediators in the supernatant of induced sputum among the groups

From: Cough hypersensitivity in patients with metabolic syndrome: a clinical finding and its possible mechanisms

 

MetS with OSAHS

MetS without OSAHS

Healthy subjects

Bradykinin (pg/mL)

153.52 ± 27.81

149.22 ± 23.95

133.63 ± 19.28

CGRP(pg/mL)

33.67 ± 2.51#

36.50 ± 2.29#

19.75 ± 2.12

SP(pg/mL)

42.30 ± 5.12#

38.18 ± 6.21#

31.33 ± 5.26

Pepsin(ng/mL)

4.36 ± 0.85#▲

3.40 ± 0.69#

2.18 ± 0.43

PGE2(pg/mL)

24.72 ± 5.32

22.85 ± 4.11

18.93 ± 4.83

Histamine (ng/mL)

3.02 ± 0.45

2.86 ± 0.39

2.67 ± 0.26

ECP(ng/mL)

5.51 ± 1.01

5.93 ± 1.12

5.08 ± 0.94

IL-8(pg/mL)

43.50 ± 7.22#

45.65 ± 6.87#

24.63 ± 3.66

  1. CGRP calcitonin gene-related peptide, SP substance P, PGE2 prostaglandin E2, ECP eosinophil cationic protein, IL-8 interleukin-8
  2. ▲Compared with the MetS without OSAHS group P < 0.05
  3. #Compared with the healthy control group P < 0.05
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