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From: Differential interleukin-1β induction by uropathogenic Escherichia coli correlates with its phylotype and serum C-reactive protein levels in Korean infants

Figure 2

Cytotoxic UPEC induces higher IL-1β and lower TNF-α levels than other UPEC strains. (a) BMDMs were co-cultured with UPEC isolates for 12 h and cell viability was measured. Isolates were divided into lower and higher viability groups (<50% and >50%, respectively) and their induced secretion of (b) IL-1β and (c) TNF-α from BMDM after co-culture was compared. Cytokine levels were normalized against those of a P. mirabilis stimulated group. Each dot represents a mean of six samples from two independent experiments. *p < 0.05.

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