Clinical Study

Cytokine Profile of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis Caused by Pollen, Mite, and Microbial Allergen Sensitization

Table 6

Serum cytokines in allergic rhinitis.

Form of ARCytokine concentration, pg/ml1
IL-42IL-10TGF-β3

SAR ()0.54 ± 0.03
0.17
(0.21–0.9)
0.36 ± 0.04
0.22
(0.11–0.87)
35,900.0 ± 471.0
23,090
(600.0–89,000.0)

PAR ()0.4 ± 0.05
0.24
(0.11–0.87)
0.42 ± 0.04
0.17
(0.11–0.78)
17,000.0 ± 306.0
13,700
(1700–45,008)

Control ()0.19 ± 0.05
0.17
(0.1–0.34)
0.41 ± 0.04
0.22
(0–0.5)
40,300 ± 17,700
17,000
(11,000–51,000)

1Data are presented as M ± m, SD, and Xmin–Xmax. 2Differences between patients with allergic rhinitis and control group are significant (SAR versus control, PAR versus control), . 3Differences between groups of patients (SAR versus PAR, PAR versus control), .