FIGURE 6.

Immune activation during C. jejuni infection. Co-cultures of HT-29/B6-GR/MR and THP-1 cells were infected with C. jejuni with or without apoptosis inhibitor Q-VD-OPh. The secretion of the barrier relevant cytokines such as TNF-α, INF-γ, and IL-1β (A–C) as well as further interleukins (D–H) were assessed in the infected co-culture after 22 h. Cytokine concentration was measured in the culture medium from basal compartment. The concentrations are presented as mean values ± SEM, n = 6, *p < 0.05, unpaired Student’s t-test with Bonferroni-Holm adjustment for multiple comparisons.