Fig. 3

Effects of injectable preparations on DC maturation markers. mDC were cultured in the presence of different concentrations of Bryophyllum (a; 1:300; 1:100; 1:30), Colchicum (b; 1:300; 1:100; 1:30), Mandragora (c; 1:100; 1:30; 1:10) or Rosmarinus (d; 1:200; 1:100; 1:50) for 48 hrs, and marker expression of CD14 (white bars), CD83 (grey bars) and CD86 (black bars) were detected by using respective mAbs in flow cytometric analysis. As reference, iDCs were stained with mAbs in parallel. Results were shown from four to six independent experiments, and data were presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) in relation to mDCs (=100 %). The asterisks represent significant differences from untreated mDCs alone (*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01)