As shown in Figure 2B, the shedding of IL-6R in infected macrophages was measures at 11,525 ± 1986 pg/mL (24-hour infection), and 12,497 ± 122.7 pg/mL (48-hour infection) compared to 10,300 ± 321.3 pg/mL in uninfected macrophages (P-value < 0.05). Here, IL6R is linked to infection.