Are cD4 and CD8 counts associated with interactions of gender and psychosocial stress?
Caregiver status, hassles, and depressed mood had cross-sectional and/or longitudinal associations with CD4 and CD8 counts, but such relationships occurred primarily in men. Moreover, absolute cell counts were more related to psychosocial factors than were percentages.
These findings demonstrate that, in patients with bronchiectasis, airway NO output is reduced and that iNOS does not contribute significantly to airway NO production.