Figure 2. Effect of long-term desiccation on CEPI cells. CEPI cells were subjected to desiccation for up to 8 h. The horizontal axis shows the length of time that the cells were subjected to desiccation. A: Cellular viability of CEPI cells. B-D: Concentrations of IL-6 (B), IL-8 (C), or TNF-α (D) in the medium secreted from CEPI cells. Results are expressed as the mean±SD (n=6). Dunnett’s test was used to determine the significance of differences. The asterisk indicates a significant difference from the result at 0 min, p<0.05.