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1997;91:375C82. regular and six of seven asthmatic topics. However, there is a substantial amount of heterogeneity in the cytokine profile of BAL TCR-V subsets weighed against the total Compact disc3+ T cells. This is more apparent in the asthmatic topics with a decrease in the percentage of IFN-- and IL-2-expressing T cells (five of seven asthmatic topics) and a rise in the percentage of IL-4- and IL-5-expressing T cells (two of seven asthmatic topics). These data confirm prior findings of an increased percentage of IFN-- and IL-2-creating BAL T cells while just a small percentage of PB and BAL T…