Epicutaneous Immunotherapy Compared with Sublingual Immunotherapy in Mice Sensitized to Pollen (Phleum pratense)

Figure 4

Th2 cytokines (IL-4 (a) and IL-5 (b)) measured in the BAL fluid. After the sensitization and treatment periods, mice were challenged by aerosol during 3 consecutive days. Forty-eight hours after the last challenge, BAL fluids were collected. Treatment groups were EPIT (epicutaneous immunotherapy), SLIT (sublingual immunotherapy), sham (sensitized not treated), and C (control, not sensitized, and not treated). *𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01, ***𝑃<0.001.

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