Figure 3

MBL inhibits LPS-induced cytokine production from imMDCs. ImMDCs were stimulated with LPS (100 ng/ml) in the presence of the indicated concentrations of HSA, MBL, or MBL and anti-MBL pAb for 24 h. Supernatants were harvested and subjected to ELISA for IL-12 p40+p70(A) and TNF-α (B). *P < 0.05 as compared to LPS-stimulated group. Similar results were observed in three independent experiments.