Table 1.

Comparison of cytokine levels in each group.

Days post infection	Compared to group sham	Group
		Placebo	rhTβ4
3 d.p.i.	Significantly higher	IL-1α,IL-1β, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p40, IL-12p70, IL-13, Eotaxin, G-CSF, GM-CSF, KC, MCP-1(MCAF), MIP-1α, MIP-1β, RANTES, TNF-α	IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p40, IL-12p70, IL-13, Eotaxin, G-CSF, GM-CSF, KC, MCP-1(MCAF), MIP-β, RANTES, TNF-α
	Significantly lower	/	/
	No significantly different	IL-2, IL-9, IL-17A, IFN-γ	IL-2, IL-9, IL-17A, IFN-γ, MIP-1α
14 d.p.i.	Significantly higher	/	/
	Significantly lower	IL-3, IL-6, IL-9, IL-12p70, IL-13, Eotaxin, GM-CFS, IFN-γ, MCP-1(MCAF), RANTES, TNF-α	/
	No significantly different	IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-12p40, IL =17A, G-CSF, KC, MIP-1α, MIP-1β	IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12p40, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL =17A, Eotaxin, G-CSF, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, KC, MCP-1(MCAF), MIP-1α, MIP-1β, RANTES, TNF-α