Molecular characterization of mucociliary differentiation of normal human nasal epithelial (NHNE) cells over time

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Molecular and functional expression of anion exchangers in cultured normal human nasal epithelial cells"</p><p></p><p>Acta Physiologica (Oxford, England) 2007;191(2):99-110.</p><p>Published online Jan 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC2040222.</p><p>© 2007 The Authors Journal compilation © 2007 Scandinavian Physiological Society</p> The gene expression of cornifin-α, a marker of squamous cell differentiation, decreased progressively on the 14th and 28th day after confluence. In contrast, the expression of MUC5AC, a marker of mucous differentiation, increased as time passed by. β-microglobulin expression, used as a control, was not altered (a). The figure shows the mean ± SD of separate experiments performed under each condition (b, c). An asterisk indicates statistical significance ( < 0.05)