Figure 5.
p16INK4a and SCA expression in human adipose tissue depots: mRNA expression analysis of p16INK4A in human scAT (n = 11), vAT (n = 12), pcAT (n = 18) and ecAT (n = 25) (a) and of the human stem cell marker SCA-2 in ecAT (b) and pcAT (e) (n = 25, lean n = 14, obese n = 11) and in vAT (c) and scAT (d) (n = 23, lean n = 10, obese n = 13), from lean (white bars) or obese (black bars) individuals.
Data are represented as mean and SEM. Differences were assessed with either student’s t-test, one-way or two-way ANOVA using Bonferroni post-test where appropriate. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01 and *p < 0.05, ns = not significant.