Fig. 2.

Cytosolic phospholipase A₂ (cPLA₂) reporter gene activity depends on the length of the (CA)_n repeats region. cPLA₂ reporter gene activity in promoter constructs derived from individuals polymorphic in the number of (CA)_n repeats. The cPLA₂ promoter region insert was prepared using a polymerase chain reaction technique from DNA obtained from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of the studied subjects. A lower number of CA repeats resulted in a greater cPLA₂ reporter gene activity, whereas a higher number of these repeats decreased reporter gene activity. *P < 0·05 compared to (CA)₉T (CA)₅. Data are expressed as mean ± standard error of the mean of the relative luciferase activity (n = 5–6).