Research Article

An Imbalance between Frequency of CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ Regulatory T Cells and CCR4+ and CCR9+ Circulating Helper T Cells Is Associated with Active Perennial Allergic Conjunctivitis

Table 3

Cytokines concentration in supernatants of cell culture.

    RPMI
MD (IQR-Range)
Der p
MD (IQR-Range)
Con A
MD (IQR-Range)
RPMI versus Der p Der p versus Con A

IL-1 55.6
52.4
115
0.990.01
IL-6118.9
(72.3–291.2)
480.6
2554
0.010.001
IL-813579
14753
12657
0.040.01
IL-1062.51
(55.9–104.9)
69.1
(60.8–175.4)
243
(173–324)
0.320.09
IL-12p7051.6
(50.5–63.9)
48.1
(46.4–49.2)
4458
(2077–6951)
0.060.001
TNF- 34.9
(33.0–61.8)
32.3
(31.23–34.7)
6942
(4070–19610)
0.070.0007

MD: Median; IQR: Interquartile range.
Results are in pg/mL; kit detection limits were as follows: IL-1 : 3.7 pg/mL; IL-6: 4.7 pg/mL; IL-8: 3.4 pg/mL; IL-10: 4.1; IL-12p70: 4.0; TNF- : 3.9 pg/mL.