Skip to main content
. 2021 Jul 1;11:13690. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-93086-y

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Peripheral CD14+CD16 monocytes from alcohol-dependent patients produce less TNF-α and IL-6 after in vitro stimulation with LPS, and the defect is partially recovered following alcohol abstinence for 4 weeks. (A,B) Concentration of TNF-α (A) and IL-6 (B) in the culture supernatants of CD14+ monocytes isolated from each individual in the indicated groups stimulated with medium or LPS for 24 h in vitro. Data represent the mean ± SD. (CF) Gene expression of (C) IRAK-1, (D) IRAK-M, (E) PD-L1, and (F) PD-L2 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from each individual in the indicated groups. Data represent the mean ± SD. #p < 0.05 by Student’s unpaired t-test. N.S.: not significant.