Figure 11.

Influence of methyl prednisolone on HMGB1 release from L. pneumophila-infected A549 cells. Cells were pre-treated with and without methyl prednisolone (53.4 μM) for one day, and subsequently infected with the virulent AA100jm strain of L. pneumophila. After another day, HMGB1 release was measured in cell supernatants. Symbols: ▫, without methyl prednisolone; ▪, with methyl prednisolone. Data are mean ± SD of three different experiments. * P < 0.05.