Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in Children Is a Risk Factor for Developing Allergic Diseases

Figure 5

Representative FACS analysis of intracellular IL-4 and either CD4 or CD8 cell surface marker expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients with normal or elevated IgE levels. FACS analysis is shown for a patient with normal IgE levels, a patient with moderately elevated IgE levels (1241 IU/mL), and a patient with severely elevated IgE levels (2532 IU/mL). Results shown are representative of 𝑛 = 40 MPP patients with elevated IgE and 𝑛 = 20 MPP patients with normal level IgE. The proportion of cells secreting IL-4 is indicated for the CD4+ and CD8+ cells of each group.