Cytokine profile in children with asthma undergoing food challenges.

Abstract

Determination of plasma IL-4 and IL-5 levels can be a useful tool for evaluation of the effects of food challenge tests on children with asthma and coexisting IgE-dependent food allergy. The results of determining serum IL-10, TNF-alpha, interleukin (IL) IFN-gamma, sIL-2R, and sCD23 levels during the challenge test are not significant.