Fig. 3

The inhibitory effects of FC and β-glucogallin on cytokine production. The mRNA expression of IL-1α in FC and β-glucogallin treated HaCaT cells (a, c). The mRNA expression of TSLP in FC and β-glucogallin treated HaCaT cells (b, d). The mRNA expression of IL-1α and TSLP was determined by RT-PCR and quantified by densitometric anlaysis. Results are expressed as mean ± SD (% control) of three independent experiments; ^*p < 0.05, ^**p < 0.01 vs none, ^†p < 0.05, ^††p < 0.01 vs IL-4/Poly(I:C) con. IL-1α, Interleukin 1 alpha; TSLP, Thymic stromal lymphopoietin; FC, Fusidium coccineum; Dex, Dexamethasone