Fig. 3.

Production of IL-10 and TNF-α from MDDCs after H. pylori stimulation. H. pylori induces IL-10 (a) and TNF-α (b) production by MDDCs from healthy individuals in a dose- and time-dependent manner (n = 9 individuals). c MDDCs from five gastric cancer patients did not produce significant levels of IL-10 after H. pylori stimulation, and IL-10 production was significantly lower than in MDDCs from healthy individuals. d TNF-α expression did not differ between gastric cancer patients and healthy individuals after H. pylori exposure. **p <0.01, *p <0.05 was considered significant versus untreated cells, NS non-significant difference. cMDDC MDDC from healthy individuals