TABLE 1.

Summary of endotoxin- and enterotoxin-stimulated cytokine responses of leukocytes isolated from soluble β-glucan-treated mice and untreated mice

Cell type and cytokine	Cytokine response to stimulation by:
	Endotoxin	Enterotoxin
Lymphocytes
IL-2	No major change	Decreased levels
IL-6	Increased levels	Decreased levels
IFN-γ	No major change	Increased levels
TNF-α	Decreased levels	Decreased levels
Monocytes
IL-2	Increased levels	Decreased levels
IL-6	No major change	Decreased levels
TNF-α	Decreased levels	Decreased levels