Research Article

43 kDa Glycoprotein (gp43) from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Induced IL-17A and PGE2 Production by Human Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils: Involvement of TLR2 and TLR4

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Percentage of human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) producing intracytoplasmic IL-17A (a) and IL-4 (b) after stimulation or not with gp43 from P. brasiliensis and the involvement of TLR2 and TLR4. Cells were incubated in the absence or presence of anti-TLR2 and anti-TLR4 antibodies, individually or in combination, for 2 h. PMNs were then stimulated or not with gp43 (20 ng/ml) during 4 h and intracellular IL-4 and IL-17 were analyzed by flow cytometry. Results are presented as the percentage of PMNs expressing IL-17A (a) and IL-4 (b) using box-and-whiskers (min to max) graphs with data from 7 women tested, considering . (a) Statistically significant differences between groups are indicated as follows: and .
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