Table 2.

Effect of exogenous ubiquitin on zymosan- and S aureus-induced TNF-α production of human PBMNCs and whole blood

Ubiquitin, ng/mLZymosan-induced TNF-α productionS aureus-induced TNF-α production
WB, pg/mLPBMNC, pg/106PBMNCWB, pg/mLPBMNC, pg/106 PBMNC
2960 ± 446 2516 ± 810 1474 ± 366 4872 ± 1080 
100 2798 ± 535 2304 ± 630 1359 ± 295 5018 ± 1108 
500 2466 ± 443 2560 ± 750 1467 ± 406 5118 ± 992 
1000 2676 ± 592 2340 ± 648 1549 ± 277 4972 ± 808 
Ubiquitin, ng/mLZymosan-induced TNF-α productionS aureus-induced TNF-α production
WB, pg/mLPBMNC, pg/106PBMNCWB, pg/mLPBMNC, pg/106 PBMNC
2960 ± 446 2516 ± 810 1474 ± 366 4872 ± 1080 
100 2798 ± 535 2304 ± 630 1359 ± 295 5018 ± 1108 
500 2466 ± 443 2560 ± 750 1467 ± 406 5118 ± 992 
1000 2676 ± 592 2340 ± 648 1549 ± 277 4972 ± 808 

Whole blood (WB) and PBMNC cultures (n = 6) from healthy donors were incubated for 4 hours with 0, 100, 500, and 1000 ng/mL exogenous ubiquitin in the presence of zymosan (100 μg/mL) or heat killed S aureus (105 cells/mL). Data represent mean ± SEM.

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