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. 2009 May;156(2):263–270. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03808.x

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Effect of SEB on α-defensin mRNA expression; 24-h Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) stimulation resulted in a concentration-dependent down-regulation of α-defensin mRNA expression. Using the Kruskal–Wallis test there was a significant difference in mRNA expression levels across all the dose-groups for both α-defensin (DEFA5) (a; P = 0·0012) and DEFA6 (b; P = 0·0013). Cuzick's non-parametric trend test was also significant for both DEFA5 (P = 0·02) and DEFA6 (P = 0·02). Median bars are shown.