Figure 1

Down-regulation of Hes-1 and up-regulation of OPN in human atherosclerotic plaques. (A,B) Hes-1 and OPN expression levels in atherosclerotic plaques and normal arterial intima tissues were measured by real-time quantitative PCR. The expression of GAPDH was used as an internal control. Data are presented as the mean ± S.D. of three independent experiments, each performed in triplicate.