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. 2017 Nov 20;8(65):109027–109042. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.22561

Figure 3. TSLP receptor (TSLPR), activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), B cell-activating factor of the TNF family (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) were decreased in the tonsils of IgAN patients with Tripterygium Wilfordii treatment.

Figure 3

(A) Immunohistochemistry was used to demonstrate the expression of TSLPR, AID, and IgA-inducing cytokines (TGF-β1, BAFF, and APRIL in tonsillar germinal centers (GCs) of IgAN patients. Bars, 100 μm. (B) The scores of positive cells in the GCs were counted in 10 randomly chosen fields for each patient (400× magnification). The slides were analyzed in blinded manner by two independent investigators. n = 20 for IgAN patients with Tripterygium Wilfordii treatment, n = 20 for IgAN patients without treatment and n = 20 for non-IgAN patients with chronic tonsillitis. Error bars indicate SEMs. *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01 (Mann-Whitney U test).