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Table 3 Flow cytometry analysis of dendritic cells. DCs surface markers expression after stimulation with different inducers including BSEO

From: Evaluation of immunomodulatory effects of Boswellia sacra essential oil on T-cells and dendritic cells

Cell surface markers (%)

Negative control 0.1%DMSO

Stimulation inducers

Positive control LPS

BSEO 5 μg/mL

BSEO 10 μg/mL

VIT- D3

CD14

2.0 ± 0.3

1.7 ± 0.4

2.7 ± 0.4

3.6 ± 0.3

92.7 ± 10.7

CD11c

94.7 ± 1.8

95.7 ± 0.2

95.0 ± 2.7

96.1 ± 0.7

94.8 ± 0.5

HLA-DR

96.0 ± 2.1

98.8 ± 0.3

89.4 ± 15.5

91.0 ± 14.2

92.7 ± 0.5

CD83

4.49 ± 0.5

82.4 ± 1.2

4.6 ± 0.9***

4.5 ± 2.3***

4.4 ± 2***

CD80

49.1 ± 7.3

97.0 ± 3.3

54.5 ± 7.5***

54.8 ± 11.9**

55.2 ± 10.4**

CD86

25.8 ± 23.7

97.1 ± 2.1

24.3 ± 15.0***

57.9 ± 13.4***

22.7 ± 21.3

CCR7

38.5 ± 19.9

73.1 ± 1.9

73.4 ± 19.4*

45.4 ± 16.4*

46 ± 16.2*

  1. Data presented as mean percentages (%) of markers expression of dendritic cells obtained from three different individuals ± SD. Note: (*) Referred to significant difference when compared to the positive control, where *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001
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