Figure 4

Quantification of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) and SPLUNC1 protein levels in the apical supernatants of bronchial epithelial cells. Cells from all three subject groups (n = 24) were treated with Mp in the presence or absence of IL-13 (10 ng/ml). IL-13 treatment significantly increased Mp levels (A), but dramatically decreased SPLUNC1 levels (B). The red horizontal bars represent means of data under each cell culture condition.