The Role of CD40, CD86, and Glutathione S-Transferase Omega 1 in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Table 3

Expression of CD40 and CD86 in different groups.

	Nonsmoking	Smoking but without COPD	GOLD I	GOLD II	GOLD III∼IV
N	9	8	10	8	11
CD40 (%)	2.99 ± 0.63	3.01 ± 0.47	3.87 ± 1.03^#	5.10 ± 0.78^#▲	6.98 ± 1.06^#▲■
CD86 (%)	7.53 ± 1.37	7.55 ± 0.92	9.33 ± 1.75^#	11.21 ± 1.24^#▲	13.91 ± 1.41^#▲■

Compared with the nonsmoking group, ; ^#compared with smoking but without the COPD group, ; ▲compared with the GOLD I group, ; ■compared with the GOLD II group, .