Vibration Induces BAFF Overexpression and Aberrant O-Glycosylation of IgA1 in Cultured Human Tonsillar Mononuclear Cells in IgA Nephropathy

Table 2

Effect of vibratory stimulation on increasing degrees of BAFF mRNA expression in human TMCs.

	Duration of exposure
	1 min	3 min	5 min	10 min
IgAN	2.16 ± 0.75	3.43 ± 1.67	4.31 ± 0.96	4.09 ± 0.96
CT	1.50 ± 0.56	1.83 ± 0.65	1.30 ± 0.32	1.85 ± 0.69
value	0.116	0.021	0.002	<0.001

BAFF, B-cell-activation factor; TMCs, tonsillar mononuclear cells; IgAN, IgA nephropathy; CT, chronic tonsillitis.