Research Article

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

Table 3

Concentration of IL-8 (pg/mL) in lung fluids from: normal subjects (10 subjects), patients infected with MAC (10 patients), and patients infected with TB (15 patients).

IL-8 in lung fluids (pg/mL)
NormalMACTB

4.0 ± 4.4141.3 ± 334.6*365.6 ± 794.9**

Values are means ± SD.
< 0.001 compared with normal.
< 0.001 compared with normal.