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Table 6 Correlation between serum IL-10 and other cytokine levels in corticosteroid naive children with acute wheezing.

From: Systemic T-helper and T-regulatory cell type cytokine responses in rhinovirus vs. respiratory syncytial virus induced early wheezing: an observational study

Cytokine

Rhinovirus

Respiratory syncytial virus

 

n

acute

n

convalescence

n

acute

n

convalescence

Th1-type

        

IFN-gamma

23

r = 0.57

9

r = 0.63

26

r = 0.43

10

r = 0.52

  

P = 0.0047

 

P = 0.069

 

P = 0.029

 

P = 0.12

IL-2

23

r = 0.50

9

r = 0.63

26

r = -0.27

10

r = 0.34

  

P = 0.016

 

P = 0.069

 

P = 0.19

 

P = 0.34

IL-12

23

r = 0.54

9

r = 0.43

26

r = -0.027

10

r = 0.66

  

P = 0.0074

 

P = 0.24

 

P = 0.90

 

P = 0.040

Th2-type

        

IL-4

23

r = 0.44

9

r = 0.58

26

r = 0.084

10

r = 0.42

  

P = 0.035

 

P = 0.10

 

P = 0.68

 

P = 0.23

IL-5

23

r = 0.53

9

r = 0.33

26

r = -0.097

10

r = 0.0061

  

P = 0.0096

 

P = 0.39

 

P = 0.64

 

P = 0.99

IL-13

23

r = 0.50

9

r = 0.50

26

r = 0.11

10

r = 0.55

  

P = 0.014

 

P = 0.17

 

P = 0.58

 

P = 0.10

  1. CI, confidence interval; Th, T-helper cell; IFN, interferon; IL, interleukin.
  2. Data were analysed by Spearman's rank correlation.