title: [The expression of serum IL-10,12,13,16 in patients with allergic rhinitis and vasomotor rhinitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the role of serum IL-10, 12, 13, 16 in patients with allergic rhinitis and vasomotor rhinitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The serum levels of IL-10, 12, 13, 16 were measured by ELISA in 30 cases of allergic rhinitis, 25 cases of vasomotor rhinitis and 20 healthy people.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The level of IL-12 in allergic rhinitis was (170.33 +/- 90.58) ng/L, which was significantly lower than that of normal controls [(376.69 +/- 140.70) ng/L, P < 0.01]. The levels of IL-13 and IL-16 in allergic rhinitis were (408.51 +/- 189.68) ng/L and (151.53 +/- 63.56) ng/L, which were significantly higher than those of normal controls [(151.92 +/- 85.08) ng/L, (60.65 +/- 32.45) ng/L, P < 0.01]. There were no significant difference of levels of IL-10, 13, 16 between vasomotor rhinitis and normal controls, while the level of IL-12 in vasomotor rhinitis was lower than that of normal controls [(196.03 +/- 96.31) ng/L vs. (376.69 +/- 140.70) ng/L, P < 0.01]. It was suggested that IL-10 had positive correlation with IL-12 (r = 0.73, P < 0.01), and IL-13 had positive correlation with IL-16 (r = 0.94, P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The imbalance of IL-12, IL-13 and IL-16 play crucial roles of regulation in the onset and developing of allergic rhinitis. Further research is needed on the role of IL-12 in vasomotor rhinitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weijia
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jisheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Qiumei
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Huifang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000097:blood; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000097:blood; D018793:Interleukin-13 / Q000097:blood; D019410:Interleukin-16 / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000097:blood*; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000097:blood*; D012223:Rhinitis, Vasomotor / Q000097:blood*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C508609:IL10 protein, human; D018793:Interleukin-13; D019410:Interleukin-16; D016753:Interleukin-10; D018664:Interleukin-12