Research Article

Characterization of Macrophage Phenotypes in Three Murine Models of House-Dust-Mite-Induced Asthma

Table 1

Correlations between macrophage phenotype markers and parameters of allergic airway inflammation.

CD68+ cellsIRF5+ cellsYM1+ cellsIL-10+ cells

Eosinophils 0.58**−0.26 0.48* 0.01
HDM-specific IgE −0.06−0.180.33−0.13
Effector T cells 0.37#−0.300.29 0.05
Regulatory T cells 0.42*−0.200.51*−0.21

Values are correlations coefficients (Pearson correlation). P < 0.1, P < 0.05 and P < 0.01.