Fig. 7From: Subcutaneous immunotherapy induces alterations in monocytes and dendritic cells homeostasis in allergic rhinitis patientsIFNα mRNA expression in plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs). a Semi-quantitative analysis of IFNα mRNA expression among purified pDCs from the control group, non-SIT group and SCIT group, immediately before treatment (T0) and 4 h after (T4). b Negative correlation between the frequency of pDCs among total leukocytes (%) in SCIT-T4 group and IFNα mRNA expression in purified pDCs (rho = − 0.33), as assessed by Spearman’s rank correlation, with statistical significance (p = 0.000002)Back to article page