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Table 5 Frequency of IL-4+ or IFN-γ+ T cells following stimulation with SBE, food allergen, or both (%, assessed by flow cytometry)

From: Rhinosinusitis derived Staphylococcal enterotoxin B plays a possible role in pathogenesis of food allergy

Treatment

Th1 or Th2

Healthy

CRS

CRS-FA

FA

Blank

Th1

23.3 ± 5.4

34.3 ± 4.2

11.4 ± 4.4

13.4 ± 2.5

 

Th2

25.3 ± 3.4

18.6 ± 2.5

35.3 ± 3.3

35.6 ± 2.6

SEB

Th1

20.8 ± 3.6

30.8 ± 4.3

10.3 ± 2.1

10.7 ± 0.6

 

Th2

22.3 ± 4.1

15.3 ± 2.2

45.8 ± 5.2*

12.5 ± 1.3*

Ag

Th1

20.2 ± 4.2

35.2 ± 3.2

10.2 ± 1.6

10.2 ± 1.1

 

Th2

26.3 ± 6.4

16.6 ± 3.3

46.9 ± 2.8*

36.7 ± 3.3

SEB + Ag

Th1

20.7 ± 3.6

33.8 ± 2.5

5.8 ± 0.3*

10.6 ± 0.5

 

Th2

21.9 ± 5.1

15.6 ± 4.5

81.9 ± 6.7*#

31.2 ± 2.9

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD. *, p < 0.05, compared with the blank cells. #, p < 0.05, compared with the cells treated with SEB or Ag alone. Comparison was done between treatments within the same group. IL-4 was detected to present Th2 profile and IFN-γ was detected to present Th1 profile.