Figure 2.

Monocyte fungicidal activity against Candida albicans. Monocytes obtained from peripheral blood of control subjects and patients, before and after activation with different concentrations of tumoral necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and after challenge with C. albicans. The results are expressed as mean ± SEM and derived from triplicate cultures of monocytes obtained from 10 patients and 10 control subjects. *p < 0.05 × Control (CTCM); #p < 0.05 × Patient (CTCM); + p < 0.05 × controls and patients in each group.