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. 2013 Sep 19;8(9):e74730. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074730

Table 1. Summary of anakinra and dexamethasone sensitivity profiles.

NO2-promoted allergic airway disease
Th17 adoptive transfer
Th2 adoptive transfer
Anti-IL-4 in NO2-promoted allergic airway disease
Cytokine Ana Dex Ana+ Dex* Ana Dex Ana+ Dex* Ana Dex Ana+ Dex* Ana Dex Ana+ Dex*
IL-17A S S S R R S S S R S S S
IL-17F S S S R R S NM NM NM NM NM NM
IL-21 ND ND ND R R R NM NM NM NM NM NM
IL-22 S S S R R S NM NM NM NM NM NM
GM-CSF S S R S S R NM NM NM NM NM NM
IL-5 R S R R S R R S R R S R
IL-13 R S R S S R R S R R S R
IFNγ S S R R S R R S R S S S

S, sensitive; R, resistant; NM, not measured; ND, not detected GM-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.

Sensitivity to dexamethasone (Dex) or anakinra (Ana) is defined as ≥ 50% decrease in cytokine production in comparison to the appropriate antigen-restimulated control.

* Cases in which the cytokine is Dex sensitive, addition of anakinra further decreased the production by ≥ 50%.