Table 1 Cytokine levels in supernatants of whole-blood CD3+- and CD28+-stimulated cultures from healthy women (n = 14)
Cytokine | Before probiotic administration | After probiotic administration for four weeks | Four weeks after stopping probiotic administration |
|---|---|---|---|
IL-2 | 23.4 (1.7–210.2) | 38.7 (0–673.3) | 17.4 (0.9–44.3) |
IL-4 | 3.9 (0–16.0) | 4.3 (0–35.4) | 2.8 (0–19.0) |
IL-6 | 4009 (393–12,954) | 4835 (163–10,068) | 10,791 (2073–14,754) |
IL-10 | 41.9 (4.7–1664.0) | 37.3 (5.5–410.3) | 99.2 (17.6–481.6) |
TNF | 125.2 (23.5–584.8) | 103.4 (15.9–487.9) | 258.3 (68.8–1191.2) |
IFN-γ | 30.8 (8.3–309.8) | 23.5 (0–416.5) | 34.6 (0–858.8) |
IL-17 | 9.3 (0–47.3) | 10.5 (0–57.1) | 16.6 (0–58.9) |