Figure 2.

Quantification of cytokines in plasma of the DR family. Measurement was performed with a magnetic-bead-based multiplex immunoassay (Bio-Rad). Averaged results from two independent samples are shown. The medium bar in the box and whisker plots corresponds to the median from two independent samples. In both assays, plasma from patient DR0 had significantly higher concentrations of IL4, IL5 and IL8 than control plasmas and asymptomatic patients. IL6 was also higher in DR0, although it did not reached significance. Statistical analyses were performed with the Mann-Whitney test.