Figure 4.
PPAR expression in adiponectin-deficient and transgenic mice. Liver fibrosis was induced by repetitive intraperitoneal injection of 0.2 g/kg body weight of thioacetamide (TAA). Livers were harvested, total RNA was extracted, and real-time PCR was performed to detect mRNA expression of PPARγ (A) or PPARα (B) (means ± SE; n = 6). *P < 0.05 versus WT; **P < 0.05 versus WT and TAA.