Figure 6

Cytokine profiles of splenocytes from OVA-injected (s.c.) mice with additional intranasal administration ex vivo. Levels of the cytokines (A) IL-2, (B) IFN-γ, (C) IL-4, and (D) IL-5 in the supernatant. NCn mice gavaged with saline, negative control, Ln mice gavaged with low-dose LcSFB, Hn mice gavaged with high-dose LcSFB. Different superscript letters (a, b) indicate significant differences at p < 0.05; one-way ANOVA with a Tukey HSD post-hoc tests (n = 10).