Figure 2
From: Factors influencing the cell adhesion and invasion capacity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum
Influence of ECM molecules on adhesion and cell invasion of M. gallisepticum incubated with HeLa cells. Mycoplasma gallisepticum Rlow (solid bars) and Rhigh (open bars) were incubated with HeLa cells alone (w/o) or in combination with the ECM molecules fibronectin (Fn), plasminogen (Plg), plasminogen and urokinase plasminogen activator resulting in plasmin (PU), ϵ-aminocaproic acid (EACA), ϵ-aminocaproic acid and plasminogen (EP), ϵ-aminocaproic acid, plasminogen, and urokinase plasminogen activator (EPU), collagen type IV (Coll IV) or heparin (Hep). Furthermore, HeLa cells were pre-treated with methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD). The values for adhesion (A) or cell invasion rates (B) represent the means of at least three independent experiments performed in triplicate (Rlow) or duplicate (Rhigh) ± standard deviations. Significant differences (p < 0.05) are indicated by asterisks.