A Study on Cough Sensitivity and Airway Inflammation in Patients with Sinobronchial Syndrome

Table 3

Comparison of inflammatory mediators in the induced sputum supernatants in each group.

Indicators	SBS group	UACS rhinitis group	Sinusitis group	Normal control group
ECP (pg/ml)	1426.0 (1090.0)^#	2492.0 (809.0)	1429.0 (977.0)^#	1040.0 (1274.8)^#
IL-8 (pg/ml)	52.5 (29.0)	25.2 (46.9)	48.1 (36.6)	47.3 (36.2)
CGRP (pg/ml)	28.8 (10.8)	37.0 (21.8)	29.3 (7.3)	25.6 (9.5)
Histamine (ng/ml)	873.0 (1197.0)	1125.0 (901.0)	372.0 (295.0)	271.0 (300.0)
PGE2 (pg/ml)	84.6 (71.5)	83.5 (60.2)	67.8 (79.8)	38.5 (35.1)

Note: all the data are presented as the median (25–75% interquartile). compared with the normal-control group, , ^# compared with the UACS rhinitis group, . PGE2: prostaglandin E2, ECP: eosinophil cationic protein, CGRP: calcitonin gene-related peptide, and IL-8: interleukin 8.