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From: Diesel exhaust particles increase IL-1β-induced human β-defensin expression via NF-κB-mediated pathway in human lung epithelial cells

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Induction of hBD-2 promoter activity by proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β in A549 cells. A549 cells were transfected with the luciferase plasmid containing hBD-2 promoter for 20 h and stimulated with the indicated concentrations of IL-1 β for 6 h. The cells were harvested and assayed for luciferase activity as described in Methods. Luciferase activities were expressed as a fold-activation relative to the un-stimulated control. Values are mean ± SD of five independent experiments. *, P < 0.0001.

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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

ISSN: 1743-8977

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