LPS, lipopolysaccharide; TSST-1, toxic shock syndrome toxin 1; GP, glucan phosphate; PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cells; PMN, polymorphonuclear neutrophils; LRE, LPS-responsive element; NF, nuclear factor; IL, interleukin; BSA, bovine serum albumin; PBS, phosphate buffered saline; PMA, phorbol myristate acetate; ATP, adenosine triphosphate; SEM, standard error of the mean; n.s., non-significant (p > 0.05); CyA, cyclosporin A; CHX, cycloheximide.