Figure 5.
p47phox mRNA and protein expression in PBMC of non-COPD and COPD and correlations between p47phox mRNA expression and PGPC and POVPC concentrations in PBMC of all subjects.
Notes: (A) mRNA expression of p47phox. mRNA was analyzed by quantitative real-time PCR; normalized gene expression levels are given as the ratio between the mean value for the target gene and β-actin in each sample. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. *P<0.001 versus non-COPD. (B) Representative Western blot analysis for p47phox protein and the average quantification obtained by densitometric analysis of all the samples derived from non-COPD and COPD subjects. Data are expressed as mean ± SD; *P<0.001 versus non-COPD. (C) Correlation between p47phox mRNA expression and PGPC concentrations in PBMC of all non-COPD and COPD subjects. (D) Correlation between p47phox mRNA expression and POVPC concentrations in PBMC of all non-COPD and COPD subjects.
Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; mRNA, messenger RNA; PAPC, 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine; PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cells; PGPC, 1-palmitoyl-2-glutaroyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine; POVPC, 1-palmitoyl-2-(5-oxovaleroyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine; SD, standard deviation.