Fig. 2

Upregulated fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) in response to HSV-1 infection. a FGF mRNAs were quantified by an initial qRT-PCR screening in control and HSV-1(17⁺)Lox-infected PCCs (MOI 10) 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 hpi. 0 hpi cells were inoculated with HSV-1 for 30 min without any incubation in culture medium at 37 °C and 5% CO₂. Instead, cells were immediately lyzed. b–e Validation of the screening results with an increased number of biological independent replicates. Bars show mean ± SEM with n = 2 for a, and n = 6 for b–e. Student’s t test with (**p < 0.01, *p < 0.05)