Figure 8.
Thiram inhibits angiogenesis-related mRNA and protein expression. (a–c) The mRNA expression levels of HIF-1a, VEGFA, and VEGFR1 were determined by qRT-PCR. mRNA expression levels from the control group were normalized to 1. GAPDH was used as the loading control. The results are representative of at least three independent experiments, which were run in triplicate, and are expressed as the mean ± SD. Student’s t-test, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, n = 3. (d–f) The protein expression levels of HIF-1a, VEGFA, and VEGFR1 were determined by Western blotting. (g–i) The results of the western blots were quantified and analyzed using Image-Pro® Plus 6.0. Student’s t-test, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, n = 3; Error bars indicate SEM. ns, not significant. (j,k) The serum concentrations of VEGFA, VEGFR2, and IL-8 were measured using ELISA kits. Student’s t-test, n ≥ 3; Error bars indicate SEM.