Figure 6.
Neutrophils from septic patients exhibit a reduced ability to produce IL-8 when exposed to C5a. (a) Representative dot plots show the co-expression of CD66b and IL-8 in neutrophils in vitro. (b) The pooled data of IL-8 expression on CD66b-positive cells in HC, SIRS and sepsis patients when exposed to C5a. **P<0.01. C5a, complement 5a.