FIG. 2.
RT-PCR analysis of the mRNA level of hPPE in DRG. (A) hPPE mRNA levels 2 weeks after viral injection. Either vHPPE or vHG vector was injected into the bladder wall (n=5 each); rats were killed at 2 weeks post injection, and tissues were isolated and used in the PCR study. hPPE mRNA was detected from L6 DRG of vHPPE-injected rats, but not in L4 and L6 DRG of vHG-injected rats and L4 DRG of vHPPE-injected rats. (B) hPPE mRNA levels from L6 DRGs of vHPPE-injected rats 1–4 weeks after viral injection. Although the levels tended to decrease during the course of the study, an increased level of hPPE mRNA was detected at 4 weeks after the injection.
