Table 1 Time course of IFNγ release by PMN (pg/ml/2 × 106 PMN)

From: Human neutrophils produce interferon gamma upon stimulation by interleukin-12

Duration of stimulation (h)

IL-12

LPS+IL-12+IL-15

 2

10±7

17±9

 6

39±14

187±62

12

95±36

535±181

24

127±49

872±423

48

148±38

1005±340

  1. Results are expressed as the means±s.e.m. of three experiments.