Table 2. Cytokine levels in lung homogenates of BALB/c mice infected i.t. with P. brasiliensis PbWT, PbEV and PbGP43 aRNA1 yeast cells after 7 weeks of infection.

Cytokinespg/ml	TNF-α	IFN-γ	IL-12	IL-10	IL-6
PbWt	54.6±12.1	17.8±2.1	2319.0±438	330.6±12.5	133.5±8.9
PbEV	48.5±24.8	14.8±4.4	1934.8±262	283.3±9.8	119.8±7.6
PbGP43aRNA1	87.5±19.1	21.3±6.2	1730.9±250.4	177.0±13.2*	98.3±7.01*

^*Statistically significant difference (P<0.05) relative to mice infected with PbWT or PbEV.