FIGURE 2.
Flow cytometric analysis of Th17 cells in PBMCs of rheumatoid arthritis patients. (A) The percentage of IL-17A+ CD4+ T cells in RA patients (1.52%) at baseline in the control group (n = 30). (B) The percentage of IL-17A+ CD4+ T cells in RA patients (1.20%) after 3 months of treatment in the control group (n = 30). (C) The percentage of IL-17A+ CD4+ T cells in RA patients (0.79%) after 6 months of treatment in the control group (n = 30). (D) The percentage of IL-17A+ CD4+ T cells in RA patients (1.91%) at baseline in the digoxin group (n = 30). (E) The percentage of IL-17A+ CD4+ T cells in RA patients (1.13%) after 3 months of treatment in the digoxin group (n = 30). (F) The percentage of IL-17A+ CD4+ T cells in RA patients (0.19%) after 6 months of treatment in the digoxin group (n = 30).