Figure 1.
HFD-RBCs promote vascular inflammation: increased MCP-1 and KC levels on the surface of the HFD-RBCs in wild-type (WT) mice, but not Duffy antigen receptor for chemokine-deficient (DARC−/−) mice. A and B, ELISA was performed on platelet-poor plasma prepared from whole blood of WT and DARC−/− mice fed CD vs HFD for 12 weeks, with or without heparin treatment. C and D, ELISA was performed on RBC membrane preparations. n=3 to 5 (1 dot = 1 mouse); *P<0.05. CD indicates chow diet; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; HFD, high-fat diet; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; n.s., not significant; and RBC, red blood cell.