Figure 6From: Elevated IL-6 Receptor Expression on CD4+ T Cells contributes to the increased Th17 Responses in patients with Chronic Hepatitis BHBcAg induced TGF-β, IL-6 and IL-1β production by PBMCs in vitro. PBMCs from CHB patients (n = 9) were cultured in the presence of HBcAg (10 μg/ml) or LPS (1 μg/ml) medium alone. After 48 h, culture supernatant was collected and the concentrations of TGF-β, IL-6 and IL-1β were measured by ELISA. *, P < 0.05. ***, P < 0.001.Back to article page