The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Invigorating Kidney and Supplementing Qi Chinese Herbal Formulae in Asthma Patients

Figure 5

Effect of 6 months of treatment with the two formulae on serum inflammatory cytokines. Serum IL-4 (a), IL-5 (b), IL-13 (c), IL-2 (d), TNF-α (e), and IFN-γ (f) levels were determined by ELISA. Venous blood samples were obtained from all patients before and 6 months after treatment. Serum IL-2, 4, 5, 13, TNF-α, and IFN-γ were measured using commercial ELISA kits (Huntington Station, NY, USA) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Data are means ± SDs. The IL-4, TNF-α, and IFN-γ data were log-transformed. ; .

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