Fig. 5
Total nitrite (A) concentration in the supernatant of HPBMs from men and women. A1 HPBMs inoculated with 10 µL of S. aureus [6 h (108 CFU)]. A2 HPBMs pre-treated with 100 µL of DHT [24 h (10–2 M)] and inoculated with 10 µL of S. aureus [6 h (108 CFU)]. H2O2 (B) concentration in the supernatant of HPBMs from men and women. B1 HPBMs inoculated with 10 µL of S. aureus [6 h (108 CFU)]. B2 HPBMs pre-treated with 100 µL of DHT [24 h (10–2 M)] and inoculated with 10 µL of S. aureus [6 h (108 CFU)]. Data are expressed as mean ± SDM. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001