Table 1.

Effect of dexamethasone on SCF expression

	Control	RU 486	IL-1β	Dexa	IL-1β+Dexa	Ru 486+Dexa	RU 486+IL-1βDexa
30 min	117.8±13.4	120.7±13.1	159.9±9.6	116.3±11.0	203.8±13.7	123.9±16.4	170.6±4.7
SCF mRNA (fg ng−1)		NS	P<0.01	NS	P<0.001	NS	P<0.01
60 min	0	23.2±0.7	25.3±0.2	21.9±0.6	33.1±0.5	22.8±0.5	26.5±0.0
SCF protein (pg ml−1)		NS	P<0.05	NS	P<0.001	NS	P<0.001