(a).

Phagocytosis rates of RBCs (100%)
	Untreated RBCs			42°C-incubated RBCs			IgG-opsonized RBCs
	With rapamycin	Without rapamycin	p value	With rapamycin	Without rapamycin	p value	With rapamycin	Without rapamycin	p value
Wild-type THP-1	9.11 ± 0.34	13.12 ± 0.34	∗∗	23.89 ± 0.63	31.56 ± 0.41	∗∗	30.88 ± 0.50	44.54 ± 0.06	∗∗
shNC THP-1	9.17 ± 0.41	13.50 ± 0.12	∗∗	23.72 ± 0.54	31.72 ± 1.00	∗∗	30.87 ± 0.41	44.87 ± 0.40	∗∗
ID3 THP-1	1.85 ± 0.19	4.85 ± 0.19	∗∗	10.15 ± 0.54	18.15 ± 0.68	∗∗	12.02 ± 0.73	23.02 ± 0.23	∗∗