Interleukin-8 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production in Human Epidermal Keratinocytes Induced by Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Production of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) was confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in a medium where human epidermal keratinocytes were cocultured with Trichophyton mentagrophytes for 1 to 12 h. IL-8 and TNF-α mRNAs were also detected in the keratinocytes cocultured with T. mentagrophytes.