3.6. Effects of BB536 Intake on the IFN Response Ex Vivo
To evaluate the immune response of PBMCs in peripheral blood, the relative expression levels of the IFNα, IFNα1, IFNα2, IFNβ, and IFNγ genes in PBMCs were quantitatively analyzed by qRT–PCR after 4 h of stimulation with R848 (