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. 2015 Jul 2;5:11816. doi: 10.1038/srep11816

Figure 5. Induction of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in SFTSV-infected HepG2 cells.

Figure 5

Total RNA was prepared from uninfected or infected cells at indicated time points and used for reverse transcription and real-time PCR analyses with specific primers to cytokine genes. Reactions were conducted in duplicates, each reaction was repeated at least three times; a representative result is presented. Fold changes were calculated relative to a gene in uninfected and infected cells, which were internally normalized to GAPDH. Fold changes in mRNA levels for IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-8 (A); and RANTES, IP-10 and MIP-3α (C). Concentrations of the cytokines in the culture media were measured with ELISA for IL-6 and IL-8 (B); and CCL5, IP-10 and MCP-1(D).