Table 2. Correlation of local specific antibodies to D. farinae and inflammatory mediators with IL-33 and IL-25.

	IL-33		IL-25
	r	P value	r	P value
Total IgE*	-0.171	0.191	0.079	0.546
Specific IgE to D. farinae*	-0.162	0.216	0.218	0.095
Specific IgE to D. farinae†	-0.0186	0.164	0.141	0.283
Specific IgA to D. farinae†	-0.0186	0.156	0.086	0.516
Secretory IgA to D. farinae†	-0.199	0.127	0.072	0.583
ECP*	0.017	0.900	0.025	0.850
Tryptase*	-0.173	0.187	0.021	0.873
IL-8†	-0.039	0.768	0.625	<0.001
VEGF†	0.025	0.851	0.084	0.523
IL-25†	-0.012	0.926

All values were adjusted by the protein ratio.

^*Detected by using the ImmunoCAP method; ^†Measured by using ELISA; Pearson's rank correlation coefficients were applied to the test; All values were adjusted for the protein ratio.

D., Dermatophagoides; ECP, eosinophil cationic protein; IL, interleukin; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.