Table 2

Comparative analysis of cytokines released by LPS-activated TGF-GM-DCs and TGF-M-DCs

Cytokines, pg/mL
CM: mature (LPS-stimulated) TGF-GM-DCsCM: mature (LPS-stimulated) TGF-M-DCs
Significant decrease of TGF-M-DCs to TGF-GM-DCs   
    IL-1β 86 ± 4 3 ± 3* 
    IL-6 50305 ± 1282 20661 ± 2251 
    GM-CSF 559 ± 67 40 ± 14* 
    VEGF 103 ± 4 15 ± 15 
Significant increase when comparing TGF-M-DCs to TGF-GM-DCs: IL-10 195 ± 115 829 ± 251* 
No significant change from TGF-GM-DCs to TGF-M-DCs   
    TGF-β 41 ± 13 27 ± 3 
    M-CSF 13 ± 13 34 ± 34 
    PDGF-BB 242 ± 101 151 ± 151 
    IL-2 12 ± 1 22 ± 13 
    IL-3 ND ND 
    IL-12 40 ± 40 ND 
    IL-17 ND ND 
Cytokines, pg/mL
CM: mature (LPS-stimulated) TGF-GM-DCsCM: mature (LPS-stimulated) TGF-M-DCs
Significant decrease of TGF-M-DCs to TGF-GM-DCs   
    IL-1β 86 ± 4 3 ± 3* 
    IL-6 50305 ± 1282 20661 ± 2251 
    GM-CSF 559 ± 67 40 ± 14* 
    VEGF 103 ± 4 15 ± 15 
Significant increase when comparing TGF-M-DCs to TGF-GM-DCs: IL-10 195 ± 115 829 ± 251* 
No significant change from TGF-GM-DCs to TGF-M-DCs   
    TGF-β 41 ± 13 27 ± 3 
    M-CSF 13 ± 13 34 ± 34 
    PDGF-BB 242 ± 101 151 ± 151 
    IL-2 12 ± 1 22 ± 13 
    IL-3 ND ND 
    IL-12 40 ± 40 ND 
    IL-17 ND ND 

Conditioned medium prepared from 5 × 105 cells/mL. Data represent average cytokine levels of triplicate ± SEM from 4 different donors.

ND indicates nondetectable in all 4 donor samples.

*

P < .05 when using 2-tailed t test.

P < .05 when using 1-tailed t test.

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