Figure 3From: Surface glycosaminoglycans mediate adherence between HeLa cells and Lactobacillus salivarius Lv72Inhibition of L. salivarius attachment to HeLa cells by the presence of GAGs of different origins. A) Relative adherence of the lactobacilli to HeLa cells co-incubated in the presence of 100 μg/ml of total GAGs extracted from HeLa and HT-29 cells and from commercially available, heterologous sources; n=9 ANOVA test **, p-value < 0.001; *, p-value < 0.05. B) Adhesion of L. salivarius Lv72 to HeLa cells co-incubated in the presence of increasing concentrations of HS (X), CS (▲) and a mixture of both (♦) extracted from HeLa cell cultures, n=9 ANOVA test **, p-value < 0.001; *, p-value < 0.05 vs adhesion of Lactobacillus salivarius Lv72 to HeLa cells without interferences.Back to article page