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Table 2 mRNA expression of the chemokine RANTES and the adhesion molecules ICAM-1 and VCAM-1.

From: Effects of diabetes and hypertension on macrophage infiltration and matrix expansion in the rat kidney

 

SD

SD-STZ

TGR

TGR-STZ

RANTES

1.0 ± 0.26

0.57 ± 0.03

0.47 ± 0.07

0.6 ± 0.12

VCAM-1

1.0 ± 0.14

0.98 ± 0.33

1.34 ± 0.51

0.65 ± 0.16

ICAM-1

1.0 ± 0.25

1.31 ± 0.49

0.95 ± 0.32

0.68 ± 0.23

  1. Data are fold induction relative to SD as assessed by real-time RT-PCR from renal cortex and are displayed as mean ± standard error of the mean. SD Sprague-Dawley Hannover rats. STZ streptozotocin-treated. TGR Ren-2 transgenic rats. There were no significant differences.
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BMC Nephrology

ISSN: 1471-2369

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