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Antimicrobial and inflammatory responses mediated by Staphylococcus epidermidis in human ex vivo model. Expression levels of antimicrobial peptides Defβ4, LL-37, and pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1α were evaluated by qPCR from non-colonized and S. epidermidis colonized skin at 24, 48, 72, and 96 h (n = 3 for each treatment group and time point). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 as calculated using Student t-test.
