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Fig. 4 | Respiratory Research

Fig. 4

From: Virus-triggered exacerbation in allergic asthmatic children: neutrophilic airway inflammation and alteration of virus sensors characterize a subgroup of patients

Fig. 4

Viral re-infection in asthmatic patients modulates cytokine secretion. a) IFN-β, IFNγ and IL-29 concentrations were measured in the sputum fluids and the plasma (B) collected during the exacerbation and at steady state in V+ patients separated in re-infected ones (V + V+) and not-infected ones at steady state (V + V-). b) Concentrations of IFN-β, IFNγ and IL-29 were analyzed in the plasma collected at exacerbation in both groups. c) Levels of IL-1β, IL-5 and IL-6 were evaluated in the sputum fluids collected during the exacerbation from the same groups. d) Concentrations of IL-1β, IL-5 and IL-22 were also reported in the sputum fluids collected at steady state. The median of our results was reported by the horizontal line, the 25 and 75 interquartile range by the box and the minimum and the maximum by the whiskers. *: p < 0.05 versus V+V- patients

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