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Table 2 Measurement of cytokine concentration of the study population

From: Thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC)/CCL17 and IgE are associated with elderly asthmatics

 

Normal

Asthma

Serum

IL-4

297.3 ± 1185.1 (0~ 7126.6)

342.0 ± 831.7 (0~ 4955)

IL-5

136.2 ± 526.9 (0~ 2744.7)

189.7 ± 1184.7 (0~ 7399)

IL-6

6.2 ± 22.2 (0~ 134.4)

11.0 ± 12.2 (0~ 50)

IL-8

46.2 ± 234.8 (0~ 1460.9)

64.5 ± 155.5 (0~ 805)

IL-10

29.9 ± 124.0 (0~ 723.2)

16.9 ± 77.6 (0~ 435)

MCP-1

466.9 ± 860.4 (8.9~ 3032.4)**

2042.1 ± 1427.3 (246.9~ 8180.4)**

TNF-α

87.2 ± 135.1 (8.5~ 884.3)**

9.5 ± 8.4 (0~ 38)**

INF-γ

48.6 ± 161.8 (0~ 945.1)

52.6 ± 146.7(0~ 741)

GM-CSF

31.1 ± 36.6 (13.1~ 185.1)

32.1 ± 5.1 (27.1~ 55.7)

TARC

9.0 ± 23.9 (0~ 150.3)

4.9 ± 15.8 (0~ 64.7)

RANTES

685.3 ± 56.6 (601.4~ 857.7)**

800.4 ± 98.0 (553.7~ 978.7)**

MIP-1α

81.2 ± 91.5 (11.0~ 338.2)**

25.2 ± 43.7 (0~ 202.4)**

BALF

IL-4

26.8 ± 54.5 (0~ 144)

102.0 ± 191.2 (0~ 740)

IL-5

0.0 ± 0.0 (0~ 0)

0.0 ± 0.0 (0~ 0)

IL-6

1.7 ± 3.3 (0~ 8)*

11.2 ± 23.8 (0~ 89)*

IL-8

470.9 ± 626.1 (0~ 2041)**

2682.1 ± 4417.5 (0~ 21,246)**

IL-10

0.0 ± 0.0 (0~ 0)

0.0 ± 0.0 (0~ 0)

MCP-1

197.7 ± 265.7 (0~ 701)**

936.7 ± 1268.5 (0~ 4452)**

TNF-α

0.0 ± 0.0 (0~ 0)

0.0 ± 0.0 (0~ 0)

INF-γ

9.0 ± 14.6 (0~ 39)

11.6 ± 15.6 (0~ 59)

GM-CSF

0.0 ± 0.0 (0~ 0)

0.0 ± 0.0 (0~ 0)

TARC

0.0 ± 0.0 (0~ 0)

2.7 ± 12.7 (0~ 73.1)

RANTES

0.0 ± 0.0 (0~ 0)**

23.8 ± 40.1 (0~ 142.8)**

MIP-1α

0.0 ± 0.0 (0~ 0)**

50.7 ± 84.9 (0~ 376.0)**