Figure 2. Infection of keratinocytes with Trichophyton rubrum leads to increased RNase 7 secretion.

Primary keratinocytes were exposed to 1×10⁶/ml and 1×10⁷/ml conidia of T. rubrum for 24 h. Secretion of RNase 7 was determined by analysis of the presence of RNase 7 in the cell supernatants using ELISA. Data are means ± SD (n = 3; *p<0.05, **p<0.01, Student's t test).