Figure 3. Correlations between CD14/LPS-binding protein and activation of human gingival fibroblasts induced by phenol-water extracts. Cells were stimulated with the phenol-water extracts or with E. coli LPS with (closed bar) or without (open bar) T. medium glycoconjugate in the presence or absence of CD14- and LPS-binding protein. The results are presented as the mean ± SEM. Data were analyzed by a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with the Bonferroni or Dunn method, and an asterisk indicates statistically significant inhibition by T. medium glycoconjugate (p < 0.01). Representative results from 3 independent experiments are presented.