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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Oct 7;19(3):476–482. doi: 10.1038/oby.2010.215

Figure 4. LPS stimulates the expression and the release of cytokines and chemokines in stromal vascular cells in pregnant women.

Figure 4

Quantitative RT-PCR analysis of total RNA isolated from LPS-stimulated cultured stromal vascular cells from 10 obese and 5 lean women. Cytokine secretion was measured by ELISA as described in Methods. Data (mean ± SEM) were expressed as fold changes in LPS - treated vs. untreated cells in each group: obese (A) and lean (B). Real-time Ct values were normalized to β-actin. Statistical significance: * p< 0.05; no treatment: open bars, LPS treatment: solid bars