Cytokine (pg·mL−1) | Condition | |||
Blood | Unstimulated | RHu IL‐4 (10 ng·mL−1) | BeSO4 (100 μM) | rHu IL‐4 (10 ng·mL−1)/BeSO4 (100 μM) |
IFN‐γ | 4.7 (3.0–14.1) | 6.8 (3.0–15.1) | 215.8 (94.2–886.8) | 235.5 (80.9–880.1) |
IL‐2 | 7.0 (7.0–7.0) | 7.0 (7.0–7.0) | 19.9 (25.9–38.9) | 32.4 (8.5–58.8) |
TNF−α | 8.8 (4.4–19.5) | 6.6 (4.4–14.0) | 30.7 (14.7–177.0) | 18.8 (13.0–139.7) |
IL‐10 | 22.2 (10.0–39.2) | 28.7 (10.0–56.9) | 42.7 (26.5–97.6) | 92.4 (71.9–129.6) |
BAL | ||||
IFN‐γ | 13.9 (3.7–34.9) | 7.8 (3.9–35.4) | 2472 (1754.1–8488.5) | 3524 (1135.7–7813.3) |
IL‐2 | 7.0 (7.0–7.0) | 7.0 (7.0–7.0) | 485 (267.0–1060.5) | 543 (217.0–1039.5) |
TNF−α | 85.7 (50.5–495.7) | 96.0 (28.0–330.7) | 3195.0 (1312.5–6513.0) | 2256 (1457.5–7505.3) |
IL‐10 | 25.1 (10.0–10.0) | 28.7 (10.0–56.9) | 200 (18.8–1202.0) | 475 (31.6–1474.0) |
At 24 h of culture
At 72 h of culture
IFN‐γ: Interferon‐γ
IL2: interleukin‐2
TNF‐α: tumour necrosis factor‐α
IL‐10: interleukin‐10.