Figure 5.
Plasma cytokines in INRs in vivo were consistent with B. fungorum and S. marcescens-induced cytokines in vitro. (A) The extracted LPS from B. fungorum, S. marcescens, and P. myrsinacearum were used to stimulate peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from healthy subjects; LPS from E. coli 055:B5 was chosen as a positive control. The LPS induced multiplex cytokines in the cell culture supernatants were measured. (B) Plasma levels of cytokines in INRs compared with IRs or healthy controls. One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's post hoc test, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001.