Baseline research laboratory characteristics of the study groups*.

Abbreviations: T regulatory cells (Tregs), myeloid dendritic cells (mDC); plasmacytoid dendritic Cells (pDC); interferon-gamma (IFNγ); interleukin (IL); tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα); toll-like receptor (TLR); mean fluorescence intensity (MFI).*Mean, standard deviations with p-values based on t-tests reported for values following a normal distribution. Median, interquartile ranges (IQR) with p-values based on Kruskal-Wallis test reported for values with skewed distribution.**PBMC (1×106) stimulated by PMA (50 ng/ml) and inomycin 1 (µg/ml) for 16 hours.