posted on 2016-07-26, 05:00authored byOlivier Le Rouzic, Bachirou Koné, Jerome Kluza, Philippe Marchetti, Florence Hennegrave, Cécile Olivier, Gwenola Kervoaze, Eva Vilain, Clémence Mordacq, Nicolas Just, Thierry Perez, Nathalie Bautin, Muriel Pichavant, Philippe Gosset
S.pneumoniae-induced CXCL8 secretion by PBMC from non-smoker healthy subjects (n = 14), smokers without COPD (n = 13) and COPD patients (n = 9). Supernatants were collected after 24 h incubation without stimulation (white columns) or after addition of S.pneumoniae (black column). Data are reported as mean ± S.E.M. *P < 0.05, **P <0.01. (PDF 29 kb)