Figure 3From: Differential expression of Toll-like receptors on human alveolar macrophages and autologous peripheral monocytesBronchoalveolar cell mRNA expression of TLR2, TLR4 and TLR9 is lower than that of monocytes. TLR gene expression in unstimulated cells was assessed by qRT-PCR and relative quantification determined using the ΔΔCT method. Gene expression was normalized to 18 S rRNA. TLR expression of bronchoalveolar cells (BAC, panel A) and monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM, panel B) is reported relative to monocytes (MN). TLR expression on monocytes was set at 1. Depicted are mean ± SE of five individuals.Back to article page