From: Inhaled corticosteroid influence toll like receptor 2 expression in induced sputum from patients with COPD
mRNA expression
ICS naïve group
ICS group
p value
TNFα
8.18 ± 1.49
6.92 ± 2.23
0.31
TLR2
5.13 ± 1.41
3.64 ± 1.61
0.37