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. 2020 Nov 9;22:265. doi: 10.1186/s13075-020-02360-3

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

et-1 mRNA expression levels in HUVECs stimulated with SSc-ICs, PAPS-ICs, SLE-ICs, and NHS-ICs; TGF-β1 secretion in HUVECs stimulated with SSc-ICs or NHS-ICs. Endothelial cells were incubated with SSc-ICs, PAPS-ICs, SLE-ICs, or NHS-ICs (1:2 dilution). IL-1β (50 U/ml) and LPS (1 μg/ml) were used as positive controls. *p < 0.01; **p < 0.001; ***p < 0.0001 versus medium. a et-1 (RQ) [mean ± SD]. IL-1β [2.03 ± 0.15] versus medium [1.03 ± 0.06] (p = N.S.) versus NHS-ICs (p = N.S.). LPS [3.13 ± 0.71] versus medium (p < 0.01) versus NHS-ICs (p < 0.001). ATA-ICs [6.32 ± 0.99] versus medium (p < 0.0001) and versus NHS-ICs [0.53 ± 0.59] (p < 0.0001). ACA-ICs [0.80 ± 0.10] versus medium (p = N.S.) versus NHS-ICs (p = N.S.). ARA-ICs [1.07 ± 0.15] versus medium (p = N.S.) versus NHS-ICs (p = N.S.). Anti-Th/To-ICs [3.43 ± 1.37] versus medium (p < 0.01) versus NHS-ICs (p < 0.001). PAPS-ICs [1.06 ± 0.27] versus medium (p = N.S.) versus NHS-ICs (p = N.S.). SLE-ICs [10.27 ± 1.86] versus medium (p < 0.0001) versus NHS-ICs (p < 0.0001). NHS-ICs [0.53 ± 0.59] versus medium (p = N.S.). b TGF-β1 (pg/ml) [mean ± SD]. IL-1β [198.8 ± 48.71] versus medium [21.75 ± 6.24] (p = N.S.) versus NHS-ICs (p = N.S.). LPS [171.5 ± 5.8] versus medium (p = N.S.) versus NHS-ICs (p = N.S.). ATA-ICs [313.5 ± 109.9] versus medium (p < 0.0001) and versus NHS-ICs [22.75 ± 7.59] (p < 0.0001). ACA-ICs [279.5 ± 129.0] versus medium (p < 0.001) versus NHS-ICs (p < 0.001). ARA-ICs [148.5 ± 26.71] versus medium (p = N.S.) versus NHS-ICs (p = N.S.). Anti-Th/To-ICs [330.8 ± 177.4] versus medium (p < 0.0001) versus NHS-ICs (p < 0.0001). NHS-ICs [22.75 ± 7.59] versus medium (p = N.S)