IL17A and hematocrit: The results showed that, in activated T cells from female HT patients, intracellular production of IFN-γ, IL-17A, and ROR-γT was considerably decreased in cocultured cells compared to untreated controls (18.0 ± 2.1% vs. 9.0 ± 1.9%; 35.2 ± 6.5% vs. 18.4 ± 3.4%; 27.0 ± 4.5% vs. 14.0 ± 2.6%, respectively).