Fig. 5From: Defective monocyte-derived macrophage phagocytosis is associated with exacerbation frequency in COPDtaken from 37 patients. ***p < 0.001 analysed by Mann Whitney testThe change in cytokine release between stable and exacerbation states following MDM incubation a H. influenzae b S. pneumoniae showing CXCL-8 release. c H. influenzae d S. pneumoniae showing TNFα release. Paired samples were Back to article page