Figure 3From: The innate immune response of equine bronchial epithelial cells is altered by training Relative mRNA expression of TLR1-9 and four cytokines in bronchial biopsies and cultured EBEC from untrained and trained horses. The relative mRNA expression of TLR1-9 (A,B) and four cytokines (IFN-β, TNF-α, IL-6, CXCL8) (C,D) was evaluated directly in bronchial biopsies (A,C) and in non-stimulated cultures of EBEC (B,D) obtained from biopsies collected from untrained and trained horses, at rest as well as after an acute exercise (PE = post-exercise). No significant differences were observed.Back to article page