Th1/17-Biased Inflammatory Environment Associated with COPD Alters the Response of Airway Epithelial Cells to Viral and Bacterial Stimuli

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Cytokine</td><td class="align_center">Limit of detection</td><td class="align_center">Assay range</td><td class="align_center">Detection method</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">IL1<i>β</i></td><td class="align_center">3.9 pg/ml</td><td class="align_center">3.9-250 pg/ml</td><td class="align_center">HRP/TMB</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">IL6</td><td class="align_center">9.4 pg/ml</td><td class="align_center">9.4-600 pg/ml</td><td class="align_center">HRP/TMB</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CXCL8</td><td class="align_center">31.2 pg/ml</td><td class="align_center">31.2-2000 pg/ml</td><td class="align_center">HRP/TMB</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">TNF</td><td class="align_center">15.6 pg/ml</td><td class="align_center">15.6-1000 pg/ml</td><td class="align_center">HRP/TMB</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Performance characteristics of ELISA kits.</div>

Mediators of Inflammation

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Table 2: Th1/17-Biased Inflammatory Environment Associated with COPD Alters the Response of Airway Epithelial Cells to Viral and Bacterial Stimuli 