Figure 4.
The mRNA levels of inflammasome receptors including NLRP3 and AIM2, adaptor protein-like ASC, and toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 were measured in assays of human blood monocyte-derived macrophages with heat-killed Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) (multiplicity of infection: 100) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (5 μg/ml) for 6 hours. The data were compared using the Mann Whitney U test. The crossed lines are mean values and bars of standard errors. *0.01 ≤ p < 0.05. **0.001 ≤ p < 0.01. HC, healthy controls; pt, patients.
