Figure 2
From: Periodontitis-activated monocytes/macrophages cause aortic inflammation
The effects of periodontitis on mRNA/protein expressions of TNF-α-associated signal transduction molecules in aorta.
(a) mRNA expression of Tnf, Tnfr1, Tnfr2, Traf2, Ripk1, Il6, Il6r and Vcam1 in aorta of the control and the periodontitis rats determined by the quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) (n = 6–8). All data represent the means ± s.e.m. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 in two-sided Student's t-test. (b) Representative photographs of the protein expressions of TNFR1, TNFR2, VCAM-1, IL-6Rα, p-Stat3, Stat3 and β-actin in aorta of the control and the periodontitis of rats.
