Table 2

Immune consequence of cytokine/anticytokine treatment in human trials

IL10TNFa inhibitionIL1 inhibitionIL6 inhibition
lymphocytes count↘ (transient)no change↘ (transient)
CD4/CD8 rationo changeno changeno changeno change
T cell response↘ (anergy)?
Th1/Th2 shift→Th2???
monocytes countno change?
monocytes activity???
blood monocytes DR expressionno changeno change?