(A, B) Syk deficiency cells were pre-treated with LY294002 (25 μM) or ZSTK474 (50 nM) and stimulated with LPS (1 μg/ml). Cell lysates were collected at the time points indicated and phosphorylation of Akt were detected by Western blot. (C, D) Densitometric quantification of the ratio of phospho-Akt to total-GAPDH. (E, F) Wild type and Syk deficient cells were pretreated with PI3K inhibitor, LY294002 or ZSTK474, or Akt inhibitor, for 2 h and then stimulated with LPS for 24 h. Cell free supernatants were collected and LPS-induced production of IFNβ (E) and IL-10 (F) was determined by ELISA. “***” indicates P<0.001. Data represent the mean ± S.D. of three biological replicates.