Figure 4

IL-6, CCL17, IL-33, CCL5 and IL-13 concentrations in lungs of HDM allergic mice. IL-6 (A), CCL17 (B), IL-33 (C), CCL5 (D), and IL-13 (E) concentrations were measured in supernatant of lung homogenates. Correlation of IL-13 and the number of lymphocytes (F). HDM-PBS: HDM-sensitized and PBS- challenged mice (white bars), HDM-HDM: HDM-sensitized and -challenged mice (grey bar). Contr: control diet, GOS: 1% GOS diet, Bud: budesonide treatment. Statistical significance of differences was tested using post hoc Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test after One-Way ANOVA. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, n = 6–8 mice/group. Correlation was analyzed using the Spearman correlation test.