Concentration-effect curves for acetylcholine, performed in Krebs solution with low calcium concentration, at an RT of 0

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Resting Tension Affects eNOS Activity in a Calcium-Dependent Way in Airways"</p><p></p><p>Mediators of Inflammation 2007;2007():-.</p><p>Published online 28 Mar 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC1868075.</p><p></p>5 g (a) and 2.5 g (b). Data are means and vertical lines show SE. refers to the number of animals studied

Parameters associated with FFMI in asthma patients.

<p>*Unstandardized coefficients, SE: Standard error,</p>#<p>Standardized coefficients.</p><p>ICS: Inhaled corticosteroids, OCS: Oral corticosteroids, Stage^a: mild to moderate asthma or SRA.</p

Body composition in ex and current healthy smokers.

<p>Values are reported as median (interquartile ranges).</p><p>BW: Body Weight, BMI: Body Mass Index, FM: Fat Mass, FMI: Fat Mass Index, FFM: Fat Free Mass, FFMI: Fat Free Mass Index.</p

Food items consumed (in servings/week) in each group.

<p>Values are reported as median (interquartile ranges).</p

Comparison of FFMI between all subgroups of subjects.

<p>ES: Ex smokers, CS: Current smokers, MtM: Mild-to-moderate asthma, SRA: Severe refractory asthma.</p

Prediction equations for FFM in asthma patients.

<p>*Unstandardized coefficients, SE: Standard error,</p>#<p>Standardized coefficients.</p

Demographic data of the three groups of study participants.

<p>Values are reported as mean ± SD or median (interquartile ranges) for normally distributed and skewed data, respectively.</p><p>PYS: Pack Years, ICS: Inhaled corticosteroids, OCS: Oral corticosteroids, BW: Body Weight, BMI: Body Mass Index, FM: Fat Mass, FMI: Fat Mass Index, FFM: Fat Free Mass, FFMI: Fat Free Mass Index, FEV₁: Forced Expiratory Volume in the 1^st second, FVC: Forced Vital Capacity, PEF: Peak Expiratory Flow, FEF_25–75: Forced mid-Expiratory Flow.</p

Body composition in COPD patients according to GOLD stages of the disease.

<p>Values are reported as median (interquartile ranges).</p><p>BW: Body Weight, BMI: Body Mass Index, FM: Fat Mass, FMI: Fat Mass Index, FFM: Fat Free Mass, FFMI: Fat Free Mass Index.</p>∧<p> Indicate statistically significant difference with Stage I.</p

Number of EPCs colonies per well from IPF patients with sPAP<35 mmHg and sPAP≥35 mmHg (p = 0.001).

<p>Number of EPCs colonies per well from IPF patients with sPAP<35 mmHg and sPAP≥35 mmHg (p = 0.001).</p

Clinical characteristics and pulmonary function data of the study population.

<p>Data are expressed as mean±SD.</p>*<p>p<0.05 as compared with controls.</p