Research Article

Influenza A Virus and Influenza B Virus Can Induce Apoptosis via Intrinsic or Extrinsic Pathways and Also via NF-κB in a Time and Dose Dependent Manner

Table 3

Viral and cellular genes expression levels in response to influenza B virus of A549 and MDCK cells evaluated by quantitative RT-PCR at the indicated time point. Ct values were determined for caspases 3, 8, and 9, TNFα, IκBα, BAD, MxA, and -actin, and GPDH genes.

INF BIκBαBADTNFCaspase 9Caspase 8Caspase 3MXAβ actinGPDH
MOI 0.1MOI 1.0MOI 0.1MOI 1.0MOI 0.1MOI 1.0MOI 0.1MOI 1.0MOI 0.1MOI 1.0MOI 0.1MOI 1.0MOI 0.1MOI 1.0MOI 0.1MOI 1.0MOI 0.1MOI 1.0

MDCK
 16 hpi1616.7618.3818.852020.423.224.316.816.6222317.217.22222.2
 24 hpi20.5720.3322.7722.924.6324.8926.627.421.220.82626.717.617.623.523.6
 36 hpi18.8218.6320.420.922.7823.1625.426.018.717.424.224.5181823.023.2
 48 hpi17.217.2219.6619.7520.920.924.625.916.917.422.722.918.418.423.123
A549
 16 hpi18.218.4419.818.419.419.919.820.615.915.9192716.916.92120.66
 24 hpi22.6322.7523.5524.12221.722.223.119.219.22222.717.417.22121.0
 36 hpi20.2520.621.221.721.221.921.6521.45171720.420.817.917.821.321.0
 48 hpi18.919.15202020.720.221.419.616.916.419.419.617.217.021.121.0

Undetectable or very low expression level.