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. 2018 Apr 20;8:6316. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-24752-x

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Induction of Nrf2 expression in human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs) exposed to PIA water. HGFs were incubated in culture medium prepared with DI or PIA water for 0, 3, 6, and 9 h. Nrf2 mRNA expression levels were quantified by a real-time PCR, and results are presented as the relative normalized expression with GAPDH. Data were analyzed by Student’s t-test, and results are presented as the mean ± SD. **p < 0.01. The corresponding p values are 0.00521 and 0.00453 for 3 and 6 hours, respectively.