Dectin-1 expression in corneal epithelial tissue and primary cultured HCECs.

Representative images showed immunofluorescent staining of dectin-1 on human corneal (A) and limbal tissue (B), as well as in HCECs (C). D. Dose-dependent stimulation of dectin-1 mRNA in HCECs by HKCA for 4 hours. E. Total protein of HCECs treated for 48 hours was extracted with RIPA buffer for western blot with dectin-1 or β-actin antibody. F. Quantitative ratio of the dectin-1/β-actin protein, evaluated by western blotting, in HCECs with or without exposure to 10⁶ cell/ml of HKCA. Propidium iodide (PI) was used as nuclear counterstaining (red color). Magnification: 400Х (bar = 25μm). Data are presented as mean ± SD, n = 5; * p< 0.05, ** p< 0.01, vs. controls.