(b).

Cytokine	ILE		SLE		P 1	P 2
	No HCQ	HCQ	No HCQ	HCQ
IL-9	29.56 ± 3.14	18.67 ± 1.88	82.67 ± 48.74	29.76 ± 4.75	0.00046	0.31
IP10	946.6 ± 87.75	730.3 ± 78.62	3286 ± 1961	1027 ± 207	0.0744	0.29
MCP-1	43.50 ± 4.88	53.96 ± 9.28	94.03 ± 29.39	67.50 ± 17.84	0.3302	0.46
MIP1α	12.26 ± 4.84	4.32 ± 0.60	721.8 ± 709.8	7.29 ± 1.5	0.46	0.38
TNFα	52.12 ± 6.23	51.83 ± 13.26	164.5 ± 73.8	43.23 ± 5.13	0.98	0.14

^∗Values shown represent mean fluorescence intensity ± SEM.

^∗∗ P values are calculated by t-test.

P ₁ compares ILE patients in non-HCQ and HCQ groups.

P ₂ compares SLE patients in non-HCQ and HCQ groups.