Figure 4.
BALF cytokines and CCL chemokines in EA. Soluble cytokines, chemokines, and soluble (s) CD14 concentrations were quantified in BALF by bead-based assays and group comparisons (HE, n=9; MEA, n=3; SEA, n=8) analysed by ANOVA after log-transformation of the concentrations. IFN-γ, IL-4, and IL-10 were not detected and IL-17A was only detected in single BALF samples. CCL2 concentrations were increased in SEA. CCL5 concentrations were increased in MEA or SEA compared with HE. All other mediators quantified in BALF were not statistically significantly different between the groups.
