Research Article

Gene Expression Profiling in Behcet’s Disease Indicates an Autoimmune Component in the Pathogenesis of the Disease and Opens New Avenues for Targeted Therapy

Figure 5

Flow cytometric analysis of CD4+ T cells releasing IL-17 in patients with BD. Panel (a) displays the mean percentage of CD4+ T cells releasing IL-17 of 30 healthy donors and 30 BD patients. PBMCs were stimulated over night with anti-CD3/CD28-coated beads. Panel (b) shows a representative experiment ((A) normal subjects (NS); (B) BD patients).
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