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. 2016 Jan 22;11(1):e0147279. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147279

Fig 2. Pharmacological activation of AMPK counter-regulates Ccr2 expression in the LPS-stimulated M1 macrophages.

Fig 2

A: RAW264.7 macrophages treated with either control or AMPKα1 siRNA were additionally treated with 25–100 μM of the AMPK activator, A769662. The phosphorylation of AMPKα (p-AMPKα) after A769662 treatment was examined by Western blotting. β-actin was probed as an internal control. B: RAW264.7 macrophages were pretreated with 25–100 μM A769662 for 2 h, followed by co-treatment with 100 ng/ml of LPS and each different concentration of A769662 for 12 h. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was used as a control. Ccr2 expression was analyzed by flow cytometry. C: RAW264.7 macrophages treated with either control or AMPKα1 siRNA were pretreated with 50 μM A769662 for 2 h, followed by co-treatment with 100 ng/ml of LPS and 50 μM A769662 for 12 h. DMSO was used as a control. Ccr2 expression was analyzed by flow cytometry. n = 3. *, p < 0.05; ***, p < 0.001.