Table 5. The secretion of IL-17 and IFN-γ by CD4⁺ T cells activated with autologous DCs in MS patients and in healthy subjects.

Data are medians (25^th; 75^th percentiles).

Cytokine	Experimental conditions	MS patients, n = 5	Healthy subjects, n = 5
IL-17, pg/ml	Resting DCs,	28 (8; 42)	16 (2; 52)
	– SEB
	LPS-activated DCs,	160 (115; 170)	158 (151; 232)
	+ SEB
IFN-γ, pg/ml	Resting DCs,	6 (5; 33)	15 (7; 35)
	– SEB
	LPS-activated DCs,	2459 (2060; 4094)	2819 (2355; 3393)
	+ SEB

IFN-γ, interferon-γ; IL-17, interleukin-17; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; MS, multiple sclerosis; SEB, staphylococcal enterotoxin B.