Fig. 6.
Relative gene expression analysis of standard and modified infrarenal aortae at day 56 using qPCR. IL-6 (a) and VEGFA (b) are upregulated, but there are no significant differences between PPE-infused and control aortae. TGFβ1 shows significant upregulation between PPE-infused and control aortae, and standard and modified groups (c); while KLF4 (d) shows variable differences in expression between standard and modified groups. Fold change values are relative to control aortae. Statistical significance is defined at * p < 0.05, # p < 0.001, and ~ p < 0.0001.