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From: Symbiotic microbiome Staphylococcus aureus from human nasal mucus modulates IL-33-mediated type 2 immune responses in allergic nasal mucosa

Fig. 2

Susceptibility of nasal commensal Staphylococcus species to allergic rhinitis nasal epithelial (ARNE) cells. ARNE cells from four AR subjects were inoculated with nasal commensal, S. aureus and S. epidermidis at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 0.25. The mRNA levels of femA genes specific for S. aureus (a) and S. epidermidis (b), normalized to cellular GAPDH transcript levels, were monitored by real-time PCR for 48 h post-infection. Colony counts of supernatants in cultured ARNE cells inoculated with nasal commensal S. aureus (c) and S. epidermidis (d) from allergic rhinitis subjects were performed. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) from five independent experiments. *p < 0.05 compared with control ARNE cells

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