 NKT cells   BALF     Control subjects                                                     Data not shown                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Subject with moderately severe asthma treated with corticosteroids   0--0.0% of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Subject with mild asthma not treated with corticosteroids            0% of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          CD0d-restricted NKT cells   Sputum   Control subjects                                                     0--0.0% of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Subject with moderately severe asthma treated with corticosteroids   0% of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Subject with mild asthma not treated with corticosteroids            0 of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          CD0d-restricted NKT cells   BALF     Control subjects                                                     Data not shown                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Subject with moderately severe asthma treated with corticosteroids   0--0.0% of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Subject with mild asthma not treated with corticosteroids            0 or 0.0% of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          0B00^+^ NKT cells           Sputum   Control subjects                                                     0--0.0% of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Subject with moderately severe asthma treated with corticosteroids   0 or 0.0% of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Subject with mild asthma not treated with corticosteroids            0% of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          0B00^+^ NKT cells           BALF     Control subjects                                                     Data not shown                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Subject with moderately severe asthma treated with corticosteroids   0--0.0% of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Subject with mild asthma not treated with corticosteroids            0% or 0.0% of CD0^+^ cells                                                                                                                                                                                                             Muta