Binding of CXCL8/IL-8 to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Modulates the Innate Immune Response

Table 1

Concentration of IL-8 (pg/mL) associated with red blood cells in human blood from: normal subjects (7 subjects), patients infected with MAC (13 patients), and patients infected with TB (14 patients).

IL-8 associated with red blood cells (pg/mL)
Normal	MAC	TB
53.8 ± 17.6	103.8 ± 82.5^*	125.3 ± 91.3^**

Values are means ± SD.
< 0.05 compared with normal.
< 0.05 compared with normal.