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Table 3 Flow cytometry results.

From: Investigation of Toll-like receptors in the pathogenesis of fibrotic and granulomatous disorders: a bronchoalveolar lavage study

 

IPF

CTD-IP

Sarcoidosis

Controls

P value

TLR-2

18.4 ± 13.27

3.12 ± 0.96

3.23 ± 1.31

4.22 ± 1

NS

TLR-4

32.45 ± 5.41

38.52 ± 4.94

28.06 ± 6.34

29.3 ± 8.15

NS

TLR-9

14.85 ± 3.82

36.7 ± 7.06

27 ± 6.72

36.8 ± 10.26

p1:0.025

  1. Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM (standard error of the mean). Mann-Whitney U test; P < 0.05 is considered statistically significant. NS, not significant. p1: P value between IPF and CTD-IPs, p2: P value between IPF and sarcoidosis, p3: P value between IPF and control, p4: P value between CTD-IP and sarcoidosis, p5: P value between CTD-IP and control, p6: P value between sarcoidosis and control.