Increased Circulating Th17 Cells, Serum IL-17A, and IL-23 in Takayasu Arteritis

Figure 1

In peripheral blood of 30 patients and 20 controls, natural killer (NK) and natural killer T (NKT) cells were identified by gating on PBMCs and surface staining for CD3 and CD56. NK cells were CD3⁻CD56⁺ and NKT cells were CD3⁺CD56⁺. Bars represent median with interquartile range. value (Mann-Whitney test) is mentioned in each figure.