Research Article

Persistently Elevated Level of IL-8 in Chlamydia trachomatis Infected HeLa 229 Cells is Dependent on Intracellular Available Iron

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Gradual increase was detected in levels of IL-8 in culture supernatants, highest at 30 hpi; thereafter, subsequent decrease was observed from 48 hpi onwords in C. trachomatis infected cells treated with Mimosine. DFO treated cells showed delayed secretion (12 hpi) but consistently elevated levels were detected at all the time point taken.
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