Lycopene Inhibits Propagation of Chlamydia Infection

Figure 3

Dose-dependent inhibition of C. trachomatis growth in B10.MLM cells at 42 hpi in the presence of oil-formulated lycopene. (a) C. trachomatis infection in B10.MLM cells at 42 h.p.i. (1) growth in the presence of 0.015% olive oil in DMSO; (2) growth in the presence of 0.75 µg/ml; (3) 1.5 µg/ml; and (4) 3.0 µg/ml of oil-formulated lycopene. Scale bar 100 µm. (b) Quantitative representation of the inclusion numbers of control and lycopene treated cells. IFU/FOV = Average Inclusion Forming Units per Field of View ( = 20). (c) Infectious yield after treatment with different doses of lycopene.

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