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. 2009 Jun 18;2(2):176–192.

Table 3.

Nuclear translocation of NFAT-2 in human keratocytes

Treatment NFAT-2

% cells showing nuclear positivity Number of cells counted
Medium control* 6.7 150
DMSO control 6.7 150
Ionomycin 2h 14.7§§ 150
Ionomycin 4h 56.0§§§ 150
Ionomycin 18 h 75.3§§§ 150
CsA 2h 6.7 150
CsA 4 h 8.7 150
CsA 18 h 8.0 150
Tacrolimus 2 h 6.0 150
Tacrolimus 4 h 6.7 150
Tacrolimus 18 h 6.0 150
Retinoic acid 2 h** 7.3 150
Retinoic acid 4 h** 7.3 150
Retinoic acid 18 h** 12.7 150
TGF-β 2 h§ 7.3 150
TGF-β 4 h§ 8.0 150
TGF-β 18 h§ 8.7 150
1,25(OH)2D3 2 h# 7.3 150
1,25(OH)2D3 4 h# 47.3## 150
1,25(OH)2D3 18 h# 52.0## 150
*

Low calcium (70 μM) medium,

Vehicle control,

Ionomycin (1 μM),

CsA (1 μM),

Tacrolimus (1 μM),

**

Retinoic acid (100 nM),

§

TGF-β (1ng/ml),

#

1, 25 (OH)2D3 (100nM),

§§

P=0.04 compared to DMSO control,

§§§

P<0.0001 compared to DMSO control,

##

P<0.0001 compared to DMSO control.