Fig. 4From: Haemophilus influenzae induces steroid-resistant inflammatory responses in COPDEffect of dexamethasone on TNFα and IL-10 (a) and IL-6, IL-8 and IL-1β (b) released from alveolar macrophages obtained from COPD patients, smoker and non-smoker controls Abbreviations Dex: dexamethasone 1 μM, NTHi: Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (*p < 0.05 over infected cells with NTHi)Back to article page