Figure 3From: Characterisation of the ex vivo virulence of Leishmania infantum isolates from Phlebotomus perniciosus from an outbreak of human leishmaniosis in Madrid, SpainEffect of infection on BMMØ and BMDC cytokine production. After 4 h of infection with L. infantum, cells were cultured in the presence or absence of LPS (1 μg/ml) and levels of (A) IL-12p40 and (B) IL-10 in 24 h culture supernatants were quantified by ELISA. One representative experiment of three is shown. The mean ± SD are shown. *P <0.05 indicates significant differences between BCN150 and the other isolates; ns, not significant.Back to article page