Fig. 3: Measurement of inflammation markers in Ect, End, and VK2 cells in response to M. mulieris (MM) exposure with or without hTLR2 and/or hTLR5 inhibitors.

a IL-6, b IL-8, and c CCL20 levels in response to live M. mulieris exposure; d IL-6, e IL-8, and f CCL20 levels in response to BFS M. mulieris exposure; g IL-6, h IL-8, and i CCL20 levels in response to bEV M. mulieris exposure. The inhibitors for hTLR2 and hTLR5 are written as TLR2i and TLR5i. Bar plots represent the mean, the error bars for the standard deviation, and the dots represent the technical replicate (n = 3). One-way ANOVA was used, followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test, with statistical significance denoted by “*” (p < 0.05), “**” (p < 0.01), “***” (p < 0.001), “****” (p < 0.0001).