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In this study,IL-4 and IL-12 levels in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC) as well as serum IgE level were prospectively assessed with double-antibody sandwich ELISA technique in children with asthma during the attack group (30 cases)and the interval group(12 cases).The results observed revealed that serum IgE level and IL-4 level in plasma and PBMC after PHA and LPS provocation during both of the attack stage and the interval stage were found to be evidently higher than those of the normal control group (P＜0.01).Otherwise,IL-12 level during both stages was much lower than that of the normal control(P＜0.01).In other hand,there were found to have a significant difference in all these 3 data between attack and interval stages.Thus, the conclusion indicates that there might be an imbalance of IL-4,IL-12 and IgE level in children with asthma during both of the attack and the interval stages.
ABSTRACT
AIM and METHODS: To study the immunological effect of measles vaccine therapy on asthmatic children, we examined the changes of interleukin-12 , interleukin-13 and total serum IgE levels in plasma and cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC) supernatant by means of ELISA in 13 mild-moderate asthmatic children treated with measles vaccine. Results were compared with 12 anti-symptomatic treatment mild-moderate asthmatic children and 17 normal children control group. RESULTS:After measles vaccine treatment, IL-13 and total serum IgE levels decreased remarkably, statistically lower than that of group receiving only anti-symptomatic treatment. There was no statistical difference in IL-12 level between the two group. Correlation analysis: 1)IL-12 level of plasma was negatively correlated to the level of serum total IgE, there was no correlation of supernatant IL-12 in PBMC to the total serum IgE; 2)IL-13 levels in plasma and PBMC were positively correlated to the level of total serum IgE; 3) IL-12 level was negatively correlated to IL-13. CONCLUSION: Measles vaccine could down-regulate IL-13 level, therefore decrease total IgE synthesis, but not affect IL-12 level in asthmatic children.