Table 2 Analysis of cytokines in nasal lavages
first visit day 1 | second visit day 3/4 | second visit day 3/4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
all | Iota-Carrageenan | Placebo | p-value | |
FGF-2 | 5.9 (5.9) | 2.5 (2.8) | 7.5 (5.6) | 0.04 |
Fractalkine | 87.0 (74.5) | 46.4 (32.4) | 79.7 (39.3) | 0.023 |
GRO | 252 (233) | 156 (112) | 339 (417) | n.s. |
G-CSF | 45.5 (89.1) | 10.9 (17.9) | 78.5 (186) | n.s. |
IL-8 | 18.7 (30.6) | 14.4 (10.8) | 21.0 (22.4) | n.s. |
IL-1α | 35.3 (30.0) | 28.8 (14.4) | 43.1 (28.9) | n.s. |
IP-10 | 1790 (3177) | 970 (1769) | 3016 (4033) | n.s. |
IL-10 | 1.6 (4.22) | 0 (0) | 5.5 (13.6) | 0.049 |
IL-1ra | 164 (129) | 174 (320) | 131 (85) | n.s. |
IFN-α2 | 11.6 (8.0) | 8.7 (4.1) | 11.5 (5.6) | n.s. |
IL-12(p40) | 10.6 (14.0) | 9.1 (9.7) | 8.0 (9.8) | n.s. |