[Evaluation of the interferon system and major cytokines in patients with bronchial asthma].

Aim: Study of the interferon system (IFN) and the production of major cytokines in patients with bronchial asthma of various course severity.

Materials And Methods: 204 patients with atopic bronchial asthma (BA); 32 patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) and 93 mostly healthy volunteers were examined. Blood cells of patients with BA of various course severity were studied by biological method in HEP cell culture for the ability to produce IFN.