Figure 6From: Blood neutrophil activation markers in severe asthma: lack of inhibition by prednisolone therapyIL-8 release from whole blood after stimulation with IL-β, lipopolysaccharide, and GM-CSF from 7 mild (upper panel) and 7 severe steroid-dependent (lower panel) asthmatics, measured before (pre) and after (post) prednisolone. Data shown as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 compared to corresponding pre-values for each stimulus.Back to article page