Figure 5: Synergistic upregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines on c-IgG-TLR ligand co-stimulation is dependent on FcγRs and Syk.

(a) FcγR expression (10log fluorescence intensity) on unstimulated M2 macrophages was analysed by flow cytometry. (b) Before stimulation, M2 macrophages were incubated with blocking antibodies against indicated FcγRs or (c) 1 μM of Syk inhibitor R406. (a–c) Data are representative of at least three experiments with different donors. (b,c) After 24 h, cytokine levels were determined by ELISA, mean+s.e.m. Experiments were performed in triplicate.