Table 4 Cytokine expression after in vitro stimulation with N-RSV1 peptide (30 μg/ml) of PBMCs of healthy blood donors within the three groups of age

Ag

- +

- +

- +

1° group

(20-40 years)

57.4 ± 5.8 68.9 ± 3.4

44.7 ± 9.6 29.1 ± 3.1

895.1 ± 2.3 114.1 ± 4.5

2° group

(41-60 years)

58.5 ± 4.6 72.4 ± 2.7

64.7 ± 3.6 133.9 ± 8.2

646.5 ± 32.6 49.1 ± 3.8

3° group

(> 60 years)

45.3 ± 4.8 47.3 ± 4.2

252.2 ± 12.6 267.8 ± 23

123 ± 8.7 36 ± 5.2