Table 1 Primary nasal epithelial cells of 5 non-allergic individuals were stimulated for 24 h with different TLR ligands: TLR2 (PGN: 10 μg/ml), TLR3 (Poly(I:C): 20 μg/ml), TLR4 (LPS 1 μg/ml)

	Cut off value	IMDM		Poly(I:C)		LPS		PGN
	Cut off value	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
IL-1β	20	BD		26	28	BD		BD
IL1RA	15	198	151	713**	487	219	111	337**	179
IL-2	3	BD		13	15	BD		BD
IL-4	3	BD		13**	12	BD		BD
IL-5	2	BD		BD		BD		BD
IL-6	3	351	331	1793**	1491	264	256	548**	521
IL-7	3	24	36	132	122	34	35	45	44
IL-10	16	BD		BD		BD		BD
IL-12	8	BD		46	27	BD		BD
IL-13	4	BD		BD		BD		BD
IL-15	6	BD		28	27	BD		BD
IL-17	7	17	19	26	32	11	17	10	20
Eotaxin	6	BD		BD		BD		BD
FGF basic	15	BD		40**	40	BD		BD
G-CSF	2	72	95	655**	700	BD		132	179
GMCSF	4	36	74	58	148	18	47	20	48
INF γ	80	BD		BD	16	BD		BD
IP-10	24	BD		1982**	1666	BD		29	27
MCP 1	6	219	111	414	456	204	107	278	216
MIP1α	2	8	16	1122	2376	4	10	4	11
MIP1β	38	BD		930**	1321	BD		BD
MIG	4	5	11	23	22	BD		BD
RANTES	5	19	23	2120**	1516	18	21	25	25
TNFα	10	BD		43	68	BD		BD
VEGF	9	191	163	482**	508	161	142	262**	189
EGF	1	BD		5	10	BD		1	4
HGF	66	BD		31	28	BD		BD
IL-2R	7	70	52	632**	491	65	36	99	63
IFNα	2	14	21	39	39	10	18	22	20

Cell free supernatants were analysed using a Luminex array. Concentrations are presented as average of triplicates of 5 different patients in pg/ml. The detection limits are shown as cut off value
SD Standard deviation, BD below detection level
** P < 0.05

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