IL-12 p70 and p40 Production by Isolated Human Thymic DCs in the Presence or Absence of IL-4
Experiment
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1
p70 (pg/ml)
260
542
p40 (pg/ml)
12,992
5,440
2
p70 (pg/ml)
6
76
p40 (pg/ml)
906
391
IL-4
−
+
Experiment
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.
.
1
p70 (pg/ml)
260
542
p40 (pg/ml)
12,992
5,440
2
p70 (pg/ml)
6
76
p40 (pg/ml)
906
391
IL-4
−
+
Human thymic DCs (9 × 104 DCs per 200 μl in experiment 1, or 5 × 104 DCs per 200 μl in experiment 2) were incubated with CD40L in the presence of GM-CSF and IFN-γ with or without IL-4 for 3 d (experiment 1) or 2 d (experiment 2). Supernatants were assayed for IL-12 p70 and p40 by ELISA.