Table 1.

Serum TNF-α, IL-5 and IgE in healthy subjects, MP infection patients and asthma patients with MP infection

Variable	Healthy controls (n=35)	MP infection patients (n=45)	Asthma patients with MP infection (n=40)
TNF-α (pg/ml)	45.46±21.46	141.72±52.26*	182.27±55.45*,**
IL-5 (pg/ml)	8.65±2.04	49.02±16.33*	76.11±22.8A*,**
IgE (IU/ml)	20.38±8.08	84.03±23.94*	126.91±47.68*,**

^* P<0.01 vs. healthy controls;

^** P<0.05 vs. MP infection patients.