TABLE 1.
Plasma cytokine concentrations before and after treatment
| Cytokine | Medial concna (25th-75th percentile range) (pg/ml)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pretreatment | 1 day posttreatment | 21 days posttreatment | |
| IL-4 | 6.3 (3.3-12.2) | 7.5 (4.7-15.2) | 8.0 (4.1-15.8) |
| IL-5 | 12.6 (5.9-18.5) | 33.2*** (17.2-102.6) | 8.5* (4.2-14.9) |
| IL-13 | 74.0 (0-460.0) | 60.8 (17.9-257.0) | 67.9 (16.5-257.7) |
| IFN-γ | 146 (83-293) | 183 (103-293) | 175 (120-294) |
| IL-10 | 32.5 (12.0-65.3) | 31.30 (16.4-54.4) | 27.85 (10.5-55.3) |
| TGF-β | 3,870 (1,976-7,412) | 5,474 (2,790-10,566) | 6,033* (3,477-11,898) |
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Significance symbols: *, P = 0.01-0.05; **, P = 0.001-0.01; ***, P < 0.001. No correction has been made for multiple testing. At all time points, n = 51.