FIG. 5.
IL-8 induction in B. henselae-infected human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC-1). Cells were seeded into 24-well plates at a concentration of 106 cells/well and were infected with B. henselae Houston-1 (Bh) at an MOI of 500. Supernatants were collected at the indicated times and analyzed by ELISA for protein expression. The data depicted correspond to a representative experiment from three trials. Values are means and standard deviations; asterisks indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05).