Table 2

ATRA, 9-cis RA and 13-cis RA significantly decrease the production ofTh1-associated cytokines from anti-CD3-stimulated PBMC cultures in a dose-dependent fashion.

IFN-γ
Fold vs Control ± SE (n = 3)


Doses (nM)


1
10
100
1000

Retinoid




     ATRA
0.63 ± 0.04
0.61 ± 0.05
0.43 ± 0.13
0.38 ± 0.10
     9-cis-RA
0.76 ± 0.06
0.38 ± 0.09
0.32 ± 0.06
0.30 ± 0.05
     13-cis-RA
0.64 ± 0.11
0.59 ± 0.04
0.53 ± 0.04
0.47 ± 0.09
     4-HPR
0.83 ± 0.11
0.75 ± 0.07
0.73 ± 0.02
0.65 ± 0.03





2-way ANOVA




     Dose
p = 0.0001



     Retinoid
p < 0.0001








Tukey Kramer




     Dose
p < 0.01
1 nM vs 100 nM


1 nM vs 1000 nM
     Retinoid
p < 0.01
4-HPR vs ATRA


4-HPR vs 9-cis RA


4-HPR vs 13-cis RA

IL-12p70
Fold vs Control ± SE (n = 3)


Dose (nM)


1
10
100
1000

Retinoid




     ATRA
0.57 ± 0.18
0.40 ± 0.11
0.36 ± 0.13
0.27 ± 0.12
     9-cis-RA
1.0 ± 0.12
0.39 ± 0.07
0.25 ± 0.19
0.21 ± 0.09
     13-cis-RA
1.1 ± 0.29
0.61 ± 0.20
0.42 ± 0.14
0.41 ± 0.09
     4-HPR
1.2 ± 0.47
1.2 ± 0.41
0.94 ± 0.26
0.84 ± 0.16





2-way ANOVA




     Dose
p = 0.004



     Retinoid
p = 0.0007








Tukey Kramer




     Dose
p < 0.05
1 nM vs 100 nM

p < 0.01
1 nM vs 1000 nM
     Retinoid
p < 0.01
4-HPR vs ATRA


4-HPR vs 9-cis-RA

p < 0.01
4-HPR vs 13-cis-RA

Dawson et al. BMC Immunology 2008 9:16   doi:10.1186/1471-2172-9-16