Fig. 2.
Effects of VIP on modulating the Th17/Treg balance in LN mice. After treatment with VIP for 4 weeks, the peripheral blood and spleens from LN mice were collected and analysed by flow cytometry. The pseudo-coloured flow cytometry picture represents the cellular distribution of one typical sample from each group. a Proportion of Th17 cells in the peripheral blood and spleens; b proportion of Treg cells in the peripheral blood and spleens. **p < 0.01 compared with LN mice