Table 2.
Effect of PF-HA at ST36 on cytokine levels in BALF and serum
| Normal | Normal-PF-HA | OVA-Control | OVA-NP | OVA-Saline | OVA-PF-HA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALF | ||||||
| IgE | 0.09 8 ±0.017 | 0.105 ± 0.016 | 0.724 ± 0.151***††† | 0.62 ± 0.132**†† | 0.234 ± 0.029‡‡## | 0.156 ± 0.043‡‡## |
| IL-4 | 0.069 ± 0.008 | 0.105 ± 0.009 | 0.217 ± 0.097* | 0.129 ± 0.03 | 0.2885 ± 0.01**††# | 0.084 ± 0.005§§ |
| IL-5 | 0.164 ± 0.022 | 0.153 ± 0.002 | 0.358 ± 0.032***††† | 0.314 ± 0.03**†† | 0.241 ± 0.03*†‡‡# | 0.176 ± 0.011‡‡‡##§ |
| Serum | ||||||
| IL-4 | 0.05 ± 0.006 | 0.052 ± 0.018 | 0.312 ± 0.025***††† | 0.171 ± 0.048**††‡‡ | 0.08 ± 0.006‡‡‡# | 0.05 ± 0.002‡‡‡## |
| IL-5 | 0.191 ± 0.053 | 0.186 ± 0.006 | 1.026 ± 0.154*† | 1.027 ± 0.101*† | 0.379 ± 0.06 | 0.327 ± 0.037 |
| IL-13 | 0.390 ± 0.024 | 0.471 ± 0.02 | 0.460 ± 0.091**†† | 0.724 ± 0.049**† | 0.682 ± 0.108* | 0.327 ± 0.019‡‡##§§ |
Cytokine levels were determined by measuring absorbance at 450 nm. Values represent mean ± SEM.
*indicates significantly different versus Normal (P < 0.05); **(P < 0.01); ***(P < 0.001); †versus Normal-PF-HA (P < 0.05); ††(P < 0.01); †††(P < 0.001); ‡‡versus OVA-control (P < 0.01); ‡‡‡(P < 0.001); ##versus OVA-NP (P < 0.01); ###(P < 0.001).