Fig. 1

The increase of peripheral Th2-associated cytokine levels in asthma patients. a Radar representation of cytokines concentration (pg/ml) detected in the plasma from acute (n = 20) or stable asthma (n = 46) patients and the healthy controls (n = 69) at baseline; b Longitudinal follow-up of plasmatic cytokines in the acute asthma group at 6-month and 12-month; c Longitudinal follow-up of plasmatic cytokines in the stable asthma group at 6-month and 12-month. d Increased Inflammatory Th2 response at baseline and during follow-up in acute (e) or stable patients (f). The cytokine concentrations were measured by Luminex (IgE, IL-4, IL-13, IL-10, IL-25, IL-6) or ELISA (TSLP, CRP). Statistical analysis was performed in comparison to control group (a) or to baseline (b, c). Significant differences were indicated by asterisks; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001