FIG. 8.
Expression of genes encoding pattern recognition receptors and matrix metalloproteinases. (A) Mean expression ratio (log2) kinetics of genes encoding pattern recognition receptors in HMCs infected with conidia of A. fumigatus (P ≤ 0.05 for peak change compared to T0). Results for the following genes are shown: PTX3 (long pentraxin 3), LGALS1 (galectin 1), and LGALS9 (galectin 9). (B) Mean expression ratio (log2) kinetics of genes encoding matrix metalloproteinases in HMCs infected with conidia of A. fumigatus (P ≤ 0.05 for peak change compared to T0). Results for the following genes are shown: ADAMTS2 (a desintegrin-like metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif 2) and MMP1 (matrix metalloproteinase 1; also known as interstitial collagenase).
