The results represented the mean ± SD of three representative experiments. *< 0.05; ** < 0.01; ***< 0.001 versus that without GM-CSF/IL-4 added. () Trypan blue exclusion assay. THP-1 cells after adding either GM-CSF/IL-4 or GL-PS were counted. The results represented the mean ± SD of three representative experiments. *< 0.05; ** < 0.01; ***< 0.001 versus that of THP-1 cells.<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "polysaccharides can induce human monocytic leukemia cells into dendritic cells with immuno-stimulatory function"</p><p>http://www.jhoonline.org/content/1/1/9</p><p>Journal of Hematology and Oncology 2008;1():9-9.</p><p>Published online 21 Jul 2008</p><p>PMCID:PMC2517069.</p><p></p