Figure 2

Anti-inflammatory properties of Christensenella minuta in vitro. IL-8 production by HT-29 cells exposed to TNF-α in presence of (a) C. minuta supernatant or (b) C. minuta bacteria. (c) Levels of NF-κB activation in HT-29 cells transfected with a reporter system and exposed to TNF-α. Results of Mann Whitney U tests comparing the control groups to the other groups: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001.