Impact of IL-13 on wound healing
Exogenous IL-13 caused a reduction in wound healing from 4.0±1.3 %/hour to 2.2±1.1 %/hour (p<0.002) (Figure 2A), consistent across groups (p<0.001) (Figure 2). However, inhibiting the action of IL-13 had no influence on wound closure (control 3.4±1.8 %/hour vs IL-13 inhibited 3.2±1.8 %/hour, p=0.68, Figure 2B).