Fig. 2.

Expression of proinflammatory cytokines by monocytes under fibronectin (FN)-adherent condition. (a) When stimulated with fibronectin, monocytes of diabetes mellitus type 1 (DM1) patients showed an increased production of CCL2 compared to monocytes of healthy control subjects. (b) The production of CCL3 was also increased by monocytes of DM1 patients after FN stimulation. Data are presented as average ± s.e.m., n = 9, *P < 0·05, **P < 0·01 as determined with unpaired two-tailed Students’t-test.