Figure 3. CC-induced release of cytokines from PBMC and granulocytes.
Human PBMC and granulocytes were isolated from whole blood and resuspended in plasma/PBS before incubation with CC (3 × 107 particles/ml) for 5.5 hours. CC-induced production of the cytokines (A) IL-1β, (B) TNF, (C) IL-6, (D) IL-8, (E) MIP-1α, and (F) MCP-1 from PBMC and granulocytes were quantified by multiplex analysis and compared (*, p <0.05). (G) Myeloperoxidase (MPO) from PBMC and granulocytes was detected by ELISA (*, p <0.05). Data plotted are mean ± SD in triplicate determinations in one out of six independent experiments.