Research Article

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

Table 2

Concentration of IL-8 (pg/mL) in human samples; A/IL-8 in human plasma from: normal subjects (7 subjects), patients infected with Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC, 13 patients), and patients infected with TB (14 patients).

IL-8 in plasma (pg/mL)
NormalMACTB

20.7 ± 26.264.0 ± 85.4*64.1 ± 77.6**

Values are means ± SD.
< 0.02 compared with normal.
< 0.02 compared with normal.