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. 2014 Jan 20;9(1):e85037. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085037

Figure 2. mRNA expression of inflammatory mediators in trans-well co-cultured adipocytes.

Figure 2

The mRNA expression of key inflammatory (A) cytokines (Il-6 and Mcp1), (B) signalling intermediates (Nfκb, Tlr4 and Tlr2) and (C) negative feedback factors (Mcp1-IP and Socs3) from adipocytes harvested from the trans-well system after 12 hr of co-culture. 0 hr  =  serum starved adipocytes alone prior to co-culture and fatty acid treatment, (−)  =  negative control; adipocytes alone treated with 25 µM BSA, (+)  =  positive control; co-cultured adipocytes and macrophages plus 25 µM BSA, DHA  =  co-cultured adipocytes and macrophages in the presence of 125 µM DHA, EPA =  co-cultured adipocytes and macrophages in the presence of 125 µM EPA, and PA =  co-cultured adipocytes and macrophages in the presence of 125 µM PA. Values are mean fold change ± SEM. The experiment was independently conducted 3 times (in triplicate) for a final sample size of n = 6–9. A different letter indicates treatments are significantly different from each other, p≤0.05.