Table 1. Summary of anakinra and dexamethasone sensitivity profiles.
NO2-promoted allergic airway disease
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Th17 adoptive transfer
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Th2 adoptive transfer
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Anti-IL-4 in NO2-promoted allergic airway disease
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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%.