Table 2.

Blocking of cytokine production by N- and O-linked mannans isolated from either C. albicans or C. parapsilosis sensu lato cell wall.

Cytokine stimulation by C. parapsilosis sensu stricto	TNFα (%)	IL-6 (%)
No mannan included	100	100
Pre-incubation with C. albicans N-linked mannan	34.4 ± 4.3∗	90.4 ± 5.4
Pre-incubation with C. albicans O-linked mannan	43.8 ± 7.6∗	99.3 ± 3.2
Pre-incubation with C. parapsilosis s. st. N-linked mannan	39.4 ± 6.3∗	93.3 ± 4.3
Pre-incubation with C. parapsilosis s. st. O-linked mannan	40.3 ± 6.3∗	101.2 ± 4.3
Pre-incubation with C. orthopsilosis N-linked mannan	33.4 ± 9.3∗	101.4 ± 3.4
Pre-incubation with C. orthopsilosis O-linked mannan	42.3 ± 4.9∗	95.8 ± 4.2
Pre-incubation with C. metapsilosis N-linked mannan	35.6 ± 6.6∗	95.3 ± 5.5
Pre-incubation with C. metapsilosis O-linked mannan	43.8 ± 3.9∗	100.5 ± 6.3

^∗P< 0.05, when compared to stimulation with no mannan included.