Figure 5

Stimulated PBMCs derived from subjects on OMD and TMD diets were examined for IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 expression. (A.) The production of classical T helper-2 cytokines, IL-4 and IL-5 from anti-CD3 mAb stimulated PBMCs demonstrated no significant difference between OMD and TMD diet groups. (B.) There were no significant effects of diet on the capacity of PBMCs to release IL-13. The data are expressed in pg/ml (+/- SEM). The numbers of subjects (n) examined for each stage of the study are as follows: Pre-treatment/Baseline (n = 15), 1 meal/1 month (n = 8), 1 meal/2 month (n = 12), Off-diet (n = 12), 3 meals/1 month (n = 12) and 3 meal/2 month (n = 12).