Comparison of IL-17 mRNA (A) and protein (B) expression between healthy (HD, n = 10) and diabetic (DM, n = 10) groups in response to B. pseudomallei (Bp) and B. thailandensis (Bt) infection as well as PHA. Diabetic pa-tients show a significantly lower expression of IL-17 mRNA and protein. IL-17 mRNA was measured using real-time PCR and the data is presented as a multiple of the unstimulated control of each group. The IL-17 protein was measured by ELISA and the results are pre-sented in pg/ml. Bar and line represent the mean and standard error of the mean respec-tively. * p < 0.05.