Table 1. Transcript expression by quantitative real time PCR in non-stimulated (NS) and LPG-stimulated NK cells (S).

Gene	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Fold change
TLR2	0.96	1.06	1.06	0.53	0.09	0.18	0.57	0.10	0.18
IFN-γ	1.04	1.57	1.13	2.80	1.00	0.36*	4.08*	1.09	0.26*
TNF-α	1.00	1.34	2.00	1.05	0.62	0.57	1.34	1.20	0.89

TLR2, IFN-γ and TNF-α gene expression in NK cells of healthy controls (n = 5), LCL (n = 6) and DCL (n = 3) patients.

1. C_S vs C_NS; 2. LCL_S vs LCL_NS; 3. DCL_S vs DCL_NS; 4. LCL_NS vs C_NS; 5. DCL_NS vs C_NS; 6. DCL_NS vs LCL_NS; 7. LCL_S vs C_S; 8. DCL_S vs C_S; 9. DCL_S vs LCL_S. C: healthy controls, LCL: patients with localized cutaneous leishmaniasis, DCL: patients with diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis. *p<0.05 significant differences.