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James L. Kreindler, Chad Steele, Nikki Nguyen, Yvonne R. Chan, Joseph M. Pilewski, John F. Alcorn, Yatin M. Vyas, Shean J. Aujla, Peter Finelli, Megan Blanchard, Steven F. Zeigler, Alison Logar, Elizabeth Hartigan, Marcia Kurs-Lasky, Howard Rockette, Anuradha Ray, Jay K. Kolls
Published in Volume 120, Issue 9
J Clin Invest. 2010; 120(9):3242–3254 doi:10.1172/JCI42388
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Figure 1
CD11c+ DCs elicit stronger Th2 responses in patients with ABPA.

CD14+ DCs (n = 9) grown in GM-CSF and IL-4 for 6 days or CD11c+ DCs from patients with confirmed ABPA were pulsed with media (data not shown) or ASPEXT. CD4+ T cells were added to DCs for 96 hours. Supernatants were harvested and analyzed using Luminex for (A) IL-5 and (B) IL-13 production. The dashed line represents the mean CD3/CD28-stimulated response. Next CD11c+ DCs (n = 9) from sex-matched patients with documented A. fumigatus colonization without ABPA (non-ABPA) or CD11c+ DCs (n = 19) from patients with confirmed ABPA were pulsed with media (MED) (data not shown) or ASPEXT. CD4+ T cells were added to DCs for 96 hours. Supernatants were harvested and analyzed using Luminex for (C) IL-4, (D) IL-5, or (E) IL-13 production. Horizontal bars indicate the mean. **P < 0.01 by Mann-Whitney.