Ascorbic Acid, Ultraviolet C Rays, and Glucose but not Hyperthermia Are Elicitors of Human β-Defensin 1 mRNA in Normal Keratinocytes

Figure 1

Effect of glucose in normal human keratinocytes. (a) Viability percentage of keratinocytes to glucose exposition by 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h in comparison with their controls for each exposure time. (b) DEFB1 expression at 24, 48, and 72 h of keratinocytes exposed to glucose. Reference group was 5.5 mM (normal concentration of culture medium) at each time. Error bars represent SEM and significant values of Student’s tests are depicted as ; .

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