Fig. 5

The effect of IL-17 on alveolar epithelial cells. a The scatterplots and b the percentage of apoptosis (early apoptosis Q2 and late apoptosis Q4) in alveolar epithelial cells 24 h after stimulation by IL-17 alone, or by IL-17 combined with BCG. c The levels of LDH released by alveolar epithelial cells 24 h after stimulation with IL-17 alone or combined with BCG. Data are presented as the mean ± SD. **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001