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Table 1 TNF-α release in C. pneumoniae infected type II cells

From: Chlamydophila pneumoniae induces expression of Toll-like Receptor 4 and release of TNF-α and MIP-2 via an NF-κB pathway in rat type II pneumocytes

 

Type II cells + C. pneumoniae

Macrophages + C. pneumoniae

Type II cells – 10% macrophages

0 min

7 ± 1

13.7 ± 2.7

5.6

30 min

21 ± 7.5

69.5 ± 11.3

14

1 hour

109 ± 22

174 ± 9

92

2 hours

183 ± 29

303 ± 69

153

3 hours

656* ± 103

661§ ± 41

590

6 hours

1006** ± 74

1070§S ± 58

899

12 hours

996 ± 294

1038 ± 207

893

  1. Mean values are given in pg/ml ± SD of three independent experiments.
  2. * P < 0.0001 vs. 0–2 and 6–12 hours + C. pneumoniae
  3. ** P < 0.0001 vs. 0–3 hours + C. pneumoniae
  4. § P < 0.0001 vs. 0–2 and 6–12 hours + C. pneumoniae
  5. §§ P < 0.0001 vs. 0–3 hours + C. pneumoniae