Figure 6.
Cytokine/chemokine production in asthmatic and non‐asthmatic patients with pneumonia. Similar increased levels of interleukin‐1 beta (IL‐1β), tumour necrosis factor‐alpha (TNF‐α) and interleukins 4 and 5 (IL‐4 and IL‐5) in asthmatic and non‐asthmatic patients were observed (A, B, C, D). Higher levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1 (MCP‐1) and regulated on activation normal T cell expressed and secreted factor (RANTES) in asthmatic patients were found (E, F). Asthmatic (n = 8); non‐asthmatic (n = 9); control (n = 10). Data were analysed using a nonparametric ANOVA (Kruskal–Wallis test) and Dunn's multiple comparisons test. Values were expressed as mean ± standard deviation.