Skip to main content

Table 9 The effects of vitamin E supplementation on NK cells, CD4 + cells, CD8 + cells and CD4 + /CD8 + in whole blood of nonsmokers and smokers according to the number of cigarettes per day

From: Perturbation of cellular immune functions in cigarette smokers and protection by palm oil vitamin E supplementation

Weeks NK cells CD4+ CD8+ CD4+/CD8+
  % a.n. x 109 % a.n. x 109 % a.n. x 109 %
  S1; 1-9 cigarettes/d (placebo, n = 4)
0 21.50 ± 9.57 0.78 ± 0.45 26.25 ± 5.44 0.93 ± 0.22 28.25 ± 9.11 1.09 ± 0.51 1.05 ± 0.50
12 22.00 ± 12.73 0.87 ± 0.65 25.25 ± 3.20 0.96 ± 0.41 27.25 ± 9.25 1.07 ± 0.55 1.02 ± 0.43
24 31.75 ± 22.78 1.09 ± 0.97 23.75 ± 7.27 0.83 ± 0.40 25.50 ± 11.85 0.87 ± 0.42 0.99 ± 0.22
  S1; 1-9 cigarettes/d (palmvitee, n = 3)
0 15.67 ± 6.11 0.53 ± 0.04 28.67 ± 3.06 1.07 ± 0.43 32.33 ± 6.66 1.28 ± 0.79 0.90 ± 0.20
12 13.67 ± 1.53 0.37 ± 0.09 34.67 ± 2.08 0.92 ± 0.16 30.67 ± 4.73 0.79 ± 0.46 1.16 ± 0.23
24 18.33 ± 6.43 0.45 ± 0.25 29.67 ± 3.79 0.69 ± 0.26 31.00 ± 6.24 0.68 ± 0.10 0.99 ± 0.29
  S2; 10-19 cigarettes/d (placebo, n = 17)
0 19.59 ± 6.75 0.76 ± 0.38 34.18 ± 6.15 1.37 ± 0.52 27.76 ± 4.83 1.07 ± 0.32 1.30 ± 0.39
12 20.12 ± 8.37 0.71 ± 0.39 35.65 ± 7.55 1.29 ± 0.41 27.24 ± 5.84 1.01 ± 0.29 1.33 ± 0.40
24 17.47 ± 6.69 0.55 ± 0.25 37.06 ± 7.04 1.21 ± 0.49 28.94 ± 7.26 0.93 ± 0.25 1.31 ± 0.38
  S2; 10-19 cigarettes/d (palmvitee, n = 19)
0 19.11 ± 6.78 0.57 ± 0.20 32.79 ± 4.85 1.02 ± 0.26 29.89 ± 8.38 0.93 ± 0.35 1.15 ± 0.34
12 18.42 ± 7.27 0.53 ± 0.20 33.05 ±5.78 1.01 ± 0.26 30.05 ± 7.71 0.93 ± 0.33 1.20 ± 0.45
24 18.58 ± 7.88 0.52 ± 0.26 34.95 ± 5.02 0.99 ± 0.34 30.74 ± 7.26 0.85 ± 0.28 1.23 ± 0.47
  S3; >20 cigarettes/d (placebo, n = 7)
0 18.29 ± 9.01 0.74 ± 0.47 30.71 ± 2.81 1.18 ± 0.21 27.71 ± 5.06 1.08 ± 0.35 1.15 ± 0.30
12 18.43 ± 7.46 0.76 ± 0.52 31.29 ± 4.57 1.21 ± 0.27 28.14 ± 5.30 1.13 ± 0.42 1.14 ± 0.38
24 16.14 ± 5.84 0.61 ± 0.39 37.00 ± 4.86 1.15 ± 0.25 27.29 ± 4.96 1.01 ± 0.45 1.24 ± 0.37
  S3; >20 cigarettes/d (palmvitee, n = 8)
0 18.13 ± 8.72 0.60 ± 0.36 32.13 ± 6.63 1.09 ± 0.29 30.75 ± 7.68 1.09 ± 0.37 1.17 ± 0.48
12 18.13 ± 8.37 0.67 ± 0.32 33.00 ± 7.65 1.24 ± 0.33 30.25 ± 6.69 1.17 ± 0.35 1.25 ± 0.46
24 20.38 ± 8.70 0.73 ± 0.42 33.00 ± 9.27 1.24 ± 0.29 30.38 ± 6.66 1.17 ± 0.37 1.19 ± 0.15
  1. Results are shown as mean ± SD.
Back to article page