Monocyte Activation in Immunopathology: Cellular Test for Development of Diagnostics and Therapy

Figure 3

Study of monocyte/macrophage activation in subclinical and clinical atherosclerosis. Monocytes were isolated from the blood of subjects from 3 study groups ( in each group). Cells were stimulated with IFN-γ (100 ng/mL) or IL-4 (10 ng/mL). Secretion of TNFα and CCL18 was measured by ELISA.