(b).

	Decreased RBC clearance rate inhibited by rapamycin (100%)			p value
	Wild-type THP-1	shNC THP-1	ID3 THP-1	1	2	3
Untreated RBCs	30.55 ± 0.80	32.09 ± 3.20	61.98 ± 2.54	Ns	∗∗	∗∗
42°C-incubated RBCs	24.31 ± 1.50	25.10 ± 3.32	44.03 ± 3.34	Ns	∗∗	∗∗
IgG-opsonized RBCs	30.68 ± 1.04	31.18 ± 0.31	47.78 ± 3.01	Ns	∗∗	∗∗

p value, 1: Wild-type THP-1 vs. shNC THP-1; 2: Wild-type THP-1 vs. ID3 THP-1; and 3: shNC THP-1 vs. ID3 THP-1. ^∗∗p < 0.01, ns: not significant.