Kuna et al. (A-24) conducted a study concerned with chemokines in seasonal allergic rhinitis.

Subjects included 18 atopic individuals with seasonal allergic rhinitis caused by ragweed pollen.

Among the data collected on these subjects were the following eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and histamine measurements:

ECP (ng/ml) Histamine (ng/ml) ECP (ng/ml) Histamine (ng/ml)

511.0 31.2 25.3 5.6 388.0 106.0 31.1 62.7 14.1 37.0 325.0 138.0 314.0 90.0 437.0 116.0 74.1 29.0 277.0 70.6 8.8 87.0 602.0 184.0 144.0 45.0 33.0 8.6 56.0 151.8 661.0 264.0 205.0 86.0 162.0 92.0 Source: Data provided courtesy of Dr. Allen P. Kaplan.