Table 3.

The expression of CD154 in MS patients and healthy controls after treatment with NAP

Stimuli	Concentration of NAP, μg/ml	Controls mean % CD154	Patients mean % CD154
0	0	4.6 (1.8)	31 (18)*
PDB 20 ng/ml, ionomycin 5 μg/ml	0	18 (3.6)	79 (6.8)
PDB 20 ng/ml, ionomycin 5 μg/ml	1	12 (5.7)	71 (5.9)
PDB 20 ng/ml, ionomycin 5 μg/ml	0.5	9.8 (3.9)	60 (5.2)
PDB 20 ng/ml, ionomycin 5 μg/ml	0.25	7.9 (2.3)	69 (16)

Figures in parentheses are ± SD.

* p < 0.05.