Fig. 4From: Cigarette smoke differentially modulates dendritic cell maturation and function in timeCSE suppresses DC maturation during long-term stimulation in a concentration-dependent manner. BM precursors were cultured in presence or absence of CSE (0.5–1.5 %) or LPS (0.01–1 μg/ml, as positive control) continuously with every re-culturing. Representative data show percentages of DCs positive for CD11c-MHCII (a) CD11c-CD86 (b) and -CD40 (c). Data represent mean ± S.E.M (n = 7). *P < 0.05 significantly different compared to control,# P < 0.05, ## P < 0.01significantly different compared to CSE 24 h and ≠P < 0.05 significantly different compared to CSE 0.5 %Back to article page