Figure 6.
Nrf2-KD magnifies the increase of complement-related gene expression by CSE. Cells transfected with 15nM non-targeting control siRNA (CTRL) or siRNA Nrf2 were treated with DMSO vehicle control or 125μg/ml CSE for 24h. Transcript levels were determined by RT-qPCR. Data are presented as fold change over vehicle control n=3 ind exp. Since values for vehicle control and siRNA CTRL were similar, the vehicle control bars were omitted. *p<0.05; **p<0.01.