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Fig. 4 | Arthritis Research & Therapy

Fig. 4

From: Cytokine production by activated plasmacytoid dendritic cells and natural killer cells is suppressed by an IRAK4 inhibitor

Fig. 4

The interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase 4 inhibitor (IRAK4i) I92 exhibits a broader inhibitory effect than hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on cytokine production by monocyte-depleted peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and b healthy controls. Monocyte-depleted PBMCs were stimulated with RNA-containing immune complexes (RNA-IC) in the presence or absence of I92 or HCQ. Levels of interleukin (IL)-6, interferon (IFN)-γ, macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)1-α, and MIP1-β in the cell cultures were measured after 20 h by immunoassays. Box plots show median with interquartile range, based on 10–13 donors from 10 independent experiments. Friedman’s test, uncorrected Dunn’s test; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001

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