Figure 5. The effect of UV-B treatment on the expression of inflammasome components in HCE-T cells. Changes of inflammasome component mRNA expression 6 h (A) or 24 h (B) after UV-B treatment are illustrated. The relative expression of ASC, Cardinal, and caspase-1 was measured in 85%–90% confluent HCE-T cells irradiated with 30 mJ/cm² UV-B as described in the legend of Figure 1 and is shown as compared to cells incubated in the same way but not irradiated. Mean values and ±SD were calculated from six independent measurements. The asterisk indicates a p<0.005.