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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.
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