Table 2.

qPCR Data

	Control, n = 43	SS, n = 43
IL-1β, mean ± SD
RQ	5.2 ± 18.8	20.8 ± 68.6
ΔCt	7.8 ± 3.0	6.9 ± 3.2
PAX6, mean ± SD
RQ	1.1 ± 0.5	0.93 ± 0.5*
ΔCt	0.27 ± 0.6	0.58 ± 0.6*
SPRR1B, mean ± SD
RQ	4.4 ± 5.8	18.8 ± 34.4*
ΔCt	4.4 ± 2.4	3.0 ± 2.6*

RQ, relative quantification.

^*Control versus SS comparison, P < 0.05.