Table 3.
Median cytokine levels in nasal washes of asthmatic and control subjects
| Baseline |
Days 1–2 |
Days 3–4 |
Days 5–6 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asthmatic | Control | Asthmatic | Control | Asthmatic | Control | Asthmatic | Control | |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) (range) | 0 (0–40) | 0 (0–16) | 12 (0–322) | 0 (0–854) | 107 (0–975)a | 124 (0–502)b | 70 (0–613) | 42 (0–353) |
| IL-8 (pg/ml) (range) | 272 (0–1611) | 254 (6–4944) | 445 (0–2398) | 526 (0–31,536) | 348 (130–2781)a | 2921 (41–40,107)b | 598 (272–3387) | 477 (320–52,040) |
a
p < 0.05 in comparison to baseline (Wilcoxon signed rank test).
b
p < 0.01 in comparison to baseline (Wilcoxon signed rank test).