Figure 3From: Delayed apoptosis by neutrophils from COPD patients is associated with altered bak, bcl-xl, and mcl-1 mRNA expressionCorrelations between mRNA levels of Bak, Bcl-xl, and Mcl-1 and lung function parameters. COPD patients are represented by solid circles and healthy controls by open circles (Nā=ā47 for each group) Spearman correlation analysis was used to assess associations between variables. (A) Bak mRNA level was positively correlated with lung function. FEV1/FVC%: rā=ā0.72; Pā<ā0.001; FEV1% reference: rā=ā0.70; Pā<ā0.001. (B) Bcl-xl mRNA level was negatively correlated with lung function. FEV1/FVC%: rā=ā-0.82; Pā<ā0.001; FEV1% reference: rā=ā-0.86; Pā<ā0.001. (C) Mcl-1 mRNA level was negatively correlated with lung function. FEV1/FVC%: rā=ā-0.79; Pā<ā0.001; FEV1% reference: rā=ā-0.79; Pā<ā0.001.Back to article page