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Table 4 Cytokine concentration (pg/ml) in plasma and BALf post-OVA in WT vs.

From: Triple selectin knockout (ELP-/-) mice fail to develop OVA-induced acute asthma phenotype

Plasma

Mean

 
 

WT

ELP-/-

IL-2

41.6 ± 7

4.95 ± 1.75*

IFN-γ

40.89 ± 1.19

2.86 ± 0.88*

TNF-α

9.1 ± 0.4

nd

IL-10

78.05 ± 22.65

6.55 ± 3.05*

IL-4

81.95 ± 0.85

nd

IL-5

244.8 ± 22.8

87.7 ± 6.6*

IL-13

136.1 ± 0.8

nd

Eotaxin

337.33 ± 40.32

nd

MMP-9

96696.45 ± 158.11

70603 ± 40399.7*

SDF-1α

665.6 ± 73.7

48.65 ± 7.55*

KC

23.8 ± 2

nd

TGF-β

19063.55 ± 4377.45

nd

BALf

Mean

 
 

WT

ELP-/-

IL-2

36.6 ± 0.7

38.4 ± 0.2

IFN-γ

144 ± 27.5

nd

TNF-α

20.4 ± 0.8

5.2 ± 0.6*

IL-10

8.7 ± 0.6

2.15 ± 0.15*

IL-4

94.75 ± 9.35

nd

IL-5

94.85 ± 13.35

10.1 ± 0.8*

IL-13

131.8 ± 3.9

9.1 ± 8.3*

Eotaxin

431 ± 84.7

12 ± 0.2*

MMP-9

945.3 ± 23.9

371.05 ± 67.25*

SDF-1α

260.8 ± 17.5

35.75 ± 2.95*

KC

17.9 ± 0.6

6.95 ± 0.45*

TGF-β

467 ± 15.7

nd

  1. ELP-/-.
  2. nd = not detected
  3. The concentration of cytokines was measured by outsourcing to Pierce, Endogen by multiplexing with their patented technology. Presented data evaluation was outsourced to Pierce Endogen. Searchlight™ technology was used to assay the following cytokines in triplicate and data presented is mean of samples from 5 mice per group and pooled from 2 independent experiments ± SEM. Other than IL-2 all Th1 and Th2 as well as other associated cytokines levels were decreased in KO BALf while a universal downregulation was found in all cytokines in plasma. Presented data is average of triplicate of samples (n = 5/group) ± SEM of 2 independent experiments. *p value < 0.01 compared to WT+alum (baseline) values.