Figure 5.
Alteration in the mRNA expression of PGC-1 in HCC. Alteration in the mRNA expression of PGC-1 was analysed by RT–PCR method (panel A) and was quantified by the ΔΔCt method (panel B) as described in Materials and methods. Data are first normalised to the level of β-actin in each sample. The results are presented as mean±s.e.m. * represents a significant alteration in the mRNA level of PGC-1 of the tumour tissues as compared with that of the corresponding non-tumorous tissues (P<0.05, Student's t-test).