FIG. 6.
S. aureus induces TNF-α and IL-8 release by CBMC. The kinetics of TNF-α (A) and IL-8 (B) release by uninfected CBMC () and by CBMC following exposure to live (□) and killed (▪) S. aureus strains (MOI of 10) at 37°C for the indicated periods is shown. The values are the means ± standard deviations from three independent experiments (* and **, P < 0.001).