Figure 5.

Quantification of LPS-stimulated or unstimulated basal activated caspase-1 of CD14⁺ monocytes by flow cytometry Pre- and Post-MCT oil supplementation for 14 days. Premeasurements were obtained on the first day (day 1) of the intervention and postmeasurements were obtained on the last (day 14) day of the intervention. (a) Median fluorescence intensity (MFI) of activated caspase-1 measured in arbitrary fluorescence units (a.u.). (b) Percent of cells staining positive for activated caspase-1. (c) Secreted IL-1β into LPS-stimulated and unstimulated whole blood cultures. Data are estimated marginal means from a linear mixed effects model plotted with a 95% confidence interval. ^∗Simple effect of culture condition; P=0.600. Caspase-1; N = 15; IL-1β; N = 14.