“…The production of Th2 cytokines, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13, from cLN cells by in vitro restimulation with ragweed antigen was comparable between ragweed-alone-challenged and ragweed-plus-DEP-challenged groups (Fig. Numbers of eosinophils in the nasal mucosa, which represent late-phase responses of AR and are largely dependent on Th2 cell activation [19,27], were similar between the groups (Fig. Numbers of eosinophils in the nasal mucosa, which represent late-phase responses of AR and are largely dependent on Th2 cell activation [19,27], were similar between the groups (Fig.…”