Induction of Th17 Lymphocytes and Treg Cells by Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Figure 2
Quantification of Th17 cells in the peripheral blood from patients with RA and SLE. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with RA and SLE and healthy controls were immunostained for the determination of Th17 (CD4+ IL-17A+) and Th1/Th17 (CD4+ IL-17A+ IFN-γ+) lymphocytes, and analyzed by flow cytometry, as stated in materials and methods. Dot plots from cells of a representative patient with RA and a healthy control are shown in (a), and the median and interquartile range of the percent of positive cells in (b). Numbers in quadrants correspond to the percent of events. *.
