Table 2.
Cytokines after exposure of C. albicans yeast chitin to hPBMCs.
| Cytokine | C. albicans SSCs (n = 22–28) | C. albicans 2 k chitin (n = 18–36) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL-6 | control | 69 (57) | 164 (142) |
| chitin | 267 (530) | 379 (672) | |
| p | 0.060 | 0.073 | |
| IL-1β | control | 32 (21) | 42 (6) |
| chitin | 37 (27) | 187 (291) | |
| p | 0.576 | 0.008 | |
| TNFα | control | 34 (11) | 110 (59) |
| chitin | 25 (15) | 222 (246) | |
| p | 0.056 | 0.076 | |
| IL-10 | control | 19 (26) | 50 (76) |
| chitin | 21 (26) | 63 (89) | |
| p | 0.811 | 0.611 | |
Chitin preparation (number of independent replicates); Mean (standard deviation); Values are given in pg/mL; Note that the number of replicates differs among cytokines: for SSCs: IL-6 and IL-1β, n = 28; IL-10, n = 26; TNFα, n = 22. For 2 k chitin: IL-1β and IL-10, n = 32; IL-6, n = 36; TNFα, n = 18.