Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 74 SLE patients were stimulated and treated with Dex, DW and W. Culture supernatant were evaluated for autoantibody levels, IL-10 and TGF-β by ELISA, Treg subtypes, Breg subtypes, TH17 cells Double negative T cells and inflammatory neutrophils by flow cytometry, IL-10 and IL-17A by qPCR. Here, IL17A is linked to systemic lupus erythematosus.