Figure 1. Decreased SIRT1 expression and increased p47phox expression in T1DM subjects compared to normal subjects.
Monocytes were isolated from fasting blood obtained from T1DM and normal subjects as described in Methods. For the western blot analysis, protein was subjected to SDS-PAGE and used SIRT1 and p47phox antibodies (1:1000 dilutions) as detailed in Materials and Methods Section. Equal loading of protein was confirmed by stripping the immunoblot and reprobing it for TATA binding protein (TBP) and β-actin. The immunoblot shown here are representative of 8 experiments with similar results. Densitometric ratios to TBP and Beta actin are provided in the lower panel. *p<0.01 compared to controls