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From: Caesarean Section is associated with reduced perinatal cytokine response, increased risk of bacterial colonization in the airway, and infantile wheezing

Figure 3

Cord mononuclear cells were collected within few hours of birth and treated with TLR ligands as described in the methods. Supernatants were collected for the analysis of cytokines TNF-α IL-6 (B), and IL-10 (C) production after stimulation with TLR 1–4, 7/8, and PHA. The results are expressed by means ± SD. Comparisons were made between children born by either delivery mode, and statistical significance determined by student T test (*p-value < 0.05).

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