| Before | After |
Total cells×106 | 15.9 (12.8–20.4) | 39.4 (36.6–47.1)** |
Concentrations ×106 L−1 | | |
All BAL fluid cells | 84.2 (70.3–122.6) | 241.3 (184.4–247.3)** |
Macrophages | 78.1 (64.9–114.5) | 177.8 (157.2–200.2)** |
Lymphocytes | 5.4 (2.5–7.1) | 11.2 (8.7–14.0)** |
Neutrophils | 0.7 (0.5–1.3) | 1.0 (0.5–1.8) |
Eosinophils | 0.0 (0.0–0.2) | 10.1 (8.1–50.0)** |
Mast cells# | 1.5 (0.0–5.0) | 3.5 (2.0–30.0)* |
Relative percentage of cells | | |
Macrophages | 92.7 (89.2–95.4) | 87.1 (77.4–91.0)** |
Lymphocytes | 6.7 (3.6–8.0) | 5.3 (4.2–6.2) |
Neutrophils | 0.8 (0.4–1.6) | 0.4 (0.2–1.0) |
Eosinophils | 0.0 (0.0–0.2) | 4.7 (4.2–20.2)** |