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. 2012 Nov 5;7(11):e48605. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048605

Figure 1. FABP4 expression is higher in isolated adipocytes (ADI) than in the stromovascular fraction (SVF).

Figure 1

(A) FABP4 mRNA expression levels in ADI and SVF from n = 15 subjects with paired adipose biopsies (ADI vs. SVF, *P = 0.001). Data are expressed as median and IQR. (B) FABP4 protein levels in total VAT, and in ADI and SVF fractions, from n = 4 subjects. Data are expressed as mean and SD. (ADI vs. SVF, P<0.05) (C) Representative blot of FABP4 protein in total VAT and SAT, and in ADI and SVF fractions. (D) Immunofluorescence detection of FABP4 (red) and CD68 (green) in VAT. The counterstaining of nuclei (DAPI) is shown in blue. Images are representative of VAT collected from five subjects. (E) Immnunohistochemical detection of FABP4 (brown, right panel) and CD68 (macrophage-specific antigen, middle panel) and negative control (left panel) in VAT. Images are representative of VAT sections collected from five subjects. A: Adipocyte; M: Macrophage. Arrow-heads indicate the specific signal.