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Table 2.

Th17-related cytokines in patients with moderate asthma and normal people.

Group Cytokines	Group A1	Group B1	Group C1	Group D1
IL-17A (ng/L)	5.76 ± 0.45	4.52 ± 0.47^◇	3.61 ± 0.35♦^,◇	3.48 ± 0.37♦^,◇
IL-17F (ng/L)	4.12 ± 0.37	3.74 ± 0.41^◇	2.78 ± 0.32♦^,◇	2.67 ± 0.31♦^,◇
GR-β (nmol/L)	15.2 ± 1.23	11.3 ± 1.01^◇	5.31 ± 0.46♦^,◇	5.29 ± 0.45♦^,◇
IgE (ng/mL)	313 ± 27.1	291 ± 23.5^◇	71.3 ± 6.4♦^,◇	69.3 ±5.9♦^,◇

Values are mean ± standard deviation. ^◇P < 0.05, compared with group A1; ♦P < 0.05, compared with Group B1. IL-17A: interleukin-17A; IL-17F: interleukin-17F; GR-β: glucocorticoid receptor-β; IgE: immunoglobulin E.