TABLE 1.

IL-8 expression by HS27 or HaCaT cells in response to H. ducreyi

Cell line	Inducer	Mean amt (± SEM) of IL-8 expressed (pg/ml) at:
		24 h	48 h
HaCaT	Mock	328.8 ± 37.8	189.0 ± 36.7
	H. ducreyi	530.1 ± 10.7a	541.5 ± 53.8b
HS27	Mock	56.6 ± 14.0	70.3 ± 35.5
	H. ducreyi	144,000± 19,000c	255,000 ± 24,000a

^aP value for comparison with control (mock), 0.002. 

^bP value for comparison with control, 0.014. 

^cP value for comparison with control, 0.007.