Figure 8.
Association of serum IFN-γ/IL-4 levels at baseline and the relative expression levels of T-bet/GATA-3 genes. There was a positive association between serum IFN-γ level and T-bet mRNA level, yet between serum IL-4 level and GATA3 mRNA level in PBMCs. Serum IL-4 and IFN-γ levels were detected by ELISA, and gene expression was detected using qRT-PCR.