Figure 1

Efficiency of gene transfer at two weeks after Lenti-Ace2 and Lenti-Ace2-RNAi delivery.
(A,B) Western-blotting analysis showed that ACE2 expression of rat lung tissue was significantly increased in the Lv-ACE2 group and decreased in the Lv-ACE2-RNAi group, as compared with the control group. (C) Quantitative analysis of ACE2 mRNA levels by using RT-PCR. Lung ACE2 mRNA levels were significantly increased by Lenti-ACE2 transfection, which were suppressed by Lenti-ACE2-RNAi transduction. The Data are represented as mean ± SD. *p < 0.05, versus control group (n = 3, per group).