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. 2017 Jul 31;76(10):1755–1763. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-210509

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Interferon-α (IFN-α) preactivation recapitulates a Sjögren-like B cell phenotype. (A) fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) sorted CD19+IgD+ cells from healthy donors (n=5) were cultured with IFN-α for 18 hours prior to stimulation with CpG+interleukin (IL)-10, imiquimod (Imiq)+IL-10, IL-10 alone or medium. Frequencies of CD19dimCD138+ plasmablasts, and total IgM and IgG concentrations in supernatants were analysed at day 8. Data represent pooled data from 3 independent experiments. (B) Gene expression of cells was measured at day 0 and 8 by NanoString. Graph depicts values of mean fold change of clusters 1–14 in cells cultured for 8 days and normalised to expression day 0. Data are presented as mean±SD. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001 (Mann-Whitney U test).