Fig. 7.

Influence of the Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR-2) −16934 promotor T allele carriage on the induction of proinflammatory cytokines after stimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with different TLR-2 agonists. T+ = T allele present at location −16934, T– = T allele absent at location −16934. PC = stimulated with Pam₃Cys-Ser-Lys₄, PA = stimulated with Propionibacterium acnes. TNF-α = tumour necrosis factor-alpha, IL-12 = interleukin 12, IL-6 = interleukin 6. Values are in picograms per millilitre and shown as ±standard error of the mean. *P < 0.05.