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Inflammation and ER Stress Downregulate BDH2 Expression and Dysregulate Intracellular Iron in Macrophages

Table 1

Cytokine and chemokine release from THP-1 cells.

Cytokine/chemokine release (pg/mL)No treatmentTunicamycin (10 µg/mL)a,bLPS (40 ng/mL)a,b,c,#Tunicamycin + LPSa,c

IL-1β11.4 ± 0.1411.6 ± 25.7515 ± 54415.3 ± 62
value < 0.0001aNSbNSc

IL-13 13.1 ± 1.318 ± 2.519.43 ± 2.521.24 ± 2.2
value = 0.0142aNSb NSc

IL-6 5.69 ± 0.123.6 ± 13.747.2 ± 20225 ± 31
value < 0.0001aNSb<0.0001c

IL-12p40 2.9 ± 2.1190 ± 2321913 ± 228323 ± 234
value < 0.0001a<0.0001b <0.0001c

GM-CSF ND!2.02 ± 0.72.98 ± 0.393.7 ± 0.38
value < 0.0001aNSbNSc

IFNα7.81 ± 1.421.8 ± 6.235.9 ± 0.7328.8 ± 4.6
value = 0.0001a<0.01bNSc

IL-1R antagonist 11.33 ± 6.6430.9 ± 1141071 ± 164528 ± 41.2
value < 0.0001a<0.0001b<0.001c

TNFα0.714 ± 0.1540.2 ± 58245.2 ± 15230.8 ± 38
value = 0.025aNSbNSc

IL-2R 2.27 ± 3.047.9 ± 35.8122.8 ± 7.7102.7 ± 10.4
value = 0.0002a<0.001bNSc

RANTES 67 ± 48.7373 ± 169756 ± 82480 ± 112
value = 0.0005a<0.01bNSc

MIP1α34.29 ± 01010 ± 14935404 ± 3942279 ± 397
value = 0.001a<0.001b<0.01c

MIP1β9.8 ± 01913 ± 17508295 ± 18953902 ± 551
value = 0.0003a<0.001b<0.01c

MCP-1 5.09 ± 2.2274 ± 94336 ± 68417 ± 118
value = 0.0015aNSbNSc

IP-10 (CXCL10) 4.0 ± 3.567.5 ± 56104.4 ± 6755.1 ± 29
value = 0.139aNSbNSc

IL-8 15.4 ± 5.76832 ± 5427034 ± 8486832 ± 598
value < 0.0001aNSbNSc

ND: not detected.
a values calculated in reference to no treatment using one-way ANOVA.
b values of LPS treatment (#) compared to tunicamycin using Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test.
c values of LPS treatment (#) compared to tunicamycin + LPS using Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test.
NS: not significant.