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. 2018 Mar 20;13(3):e0194514. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194514

Fig 3. Ureaplasma isolates stimulate MMP-9 expression in human monocytes and partly modulate MMP-9 mRNA upon co-stimulation with E. coli LPS.

Fig 3

Relative quantification of mRNA and protein expression of MMP-9 are presented for monocytes exposed either to LPS or Uu and Up (A, B) and for monocytes co-stimulated with Ureaplasma isolates and LPS (C, D). Results are given as mean ± SD (** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p< 0.0001, vs. unstimulated control; # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01, ### p < 0.001, #### p< 0.0001, vs. broth control; ○ p < 0.05, ○○ p < 0.01, ○○○ p < 0.001, ○○○○ p < 0.001, vs. LPS-stimulated monocytes).