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Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2006 Dec 4;119(1):e171–e178. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-0524

TABLE 3.

Cytokine Secretion by CBMCs in Relation to Acute Lower Median Cytokine Levels

Cytokine	Stimulant	Acute LRI (n = 87)		No Acute LRI (n = 206)		Wilcoxon P
		Cytokine Level, pg/mL	n	Cytokine Level, pg/mL	n
IFN-γ	Bla g 2	1.25	61	2.89	149	.06
	Der f 1	0.73	61	4.67	147	.02
	Media	0.10	79	1.51	179	.06
	PHA	6.48	79	11.54	179	.14
IL-13	Bla g 2	^a	62	^a	149	.84
	Der f 1	^a	62	^a	147	.31
	Media	^a	80	^a	178	.40
	PHA	1498.61	80	1127.00	180	.35
IL-10	Bla g 2	24.26	68	19.86	171	.43
	Der f 1	22.01	67	21.73	168	.91
	Media	1.67	87	2.23	203	.27
	PHA	32.91	87	23.89	204	.29
TNF-α	Bla g 2	709.10	68	693.30	171	.18
	Der f 1	852.40	67	690.50	168	.30
	Media	25.36	87	26.90	203	.47
	PHA	1124.00	87	1036.00	204	.50

Undetectable cytokine levels (below the limit of detection).