Figure 5.
Pro-apoptotic and anti-oxidative transcription factor expression in arterial endothelium. (A) Pro-apoptotic transcription factor CHOP gene (n=6 paired) and protein (n=12 paired) expression. (B) Anti-oxidative transcription factor NRF2 gene (n=5 paired) expression in aortic arch, AA, normalized to thoracic aorta, DT. Values > 1.0 indicate higher expression in AA. Data represent mean±SEM. N.S.: non-significant.*p≤0.05 one-sample, one sided, paired Wilcoxon test.