Figure 5. ELISA analysis of of IL-4 and IFN-γ released by T cells.

Levels of IL-4 produced by T cells response to PHA increased markedly after burn injury, whereas levels of IFN-γ decreased markedly as compared with normal control group, and there were obvious differences between group I and group III, indicating that Th cells might have shifted to Th2 cells (as shown in Fig. 4A and 4B). The similar results were obtained in non-MODS patients and the survival group as compared with those with MODS and the non-survival group on PBD 3–21 (as shown in Fig. 4C∼4F). *P<0.01, **P<0.01, Group I vs. normal group, or MODS group vs. non-MODS group, or non-survivors group vs. survivors group; ^#P<0.01, ^##P<0.01, Group III vs. Group I.