CXCL8 and keratoconus: In vitro interaction of the human KC cell line HaCaT, (human, adult, low calcium, high temperature) with Malassezia species (M. furfur, M. globosa and M. restricta) induces the expression of IL-8, IL-6 and IL-1α, and this effect is mediated by the activation of TLR2 [220].