Figure 3From: Chlamydia pneumoniae induces aponecrosis in human aortic smooth muscle cellsLytic capability of different Cpn isolates. HASMC were infected with two different Cpn isolates. LDH release was measured in triplicates 24 h, 48 h and 72 h post infection and Cpn specific lysis was calculated. The average and standard deviation is plotted. One representative result out of three independent experiments is shown. A: Dose dependent Cpn specific lysis after 48 h revealed different capacities of the isolates tested to lyse HASMC. B: Different amounts of the various Cpn isolates leading to a comparable lysis over time of HASMC. Isolates were used as follows: Cpn-VR1310, 4 IFU/cell -â—†-, Cpn-K6, 32 IFU/cell -â– -Back to article page