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. 2021 Feb 23;15:803–812. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S288728

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PPARγ antagonist, GW9662, blocked CNT-enhanced M2 macrophage polarization. (A and B) Western blot analysis and quantification of PPARγ, Integrin α_v and Integrin β₅ in the aortic tissues (A) and RAW264.7 cells (B). (C) Representative images of Oil red O staining in macrophages. Bar=50 μm. (D) Levels of TC in cells were measured by available kits. (E) Arg1, Mrc1, Retnla and Chi3l3 mRNA levels were assessed by qPCR. (F) IL-6, TNF-α and IL-10 contents in cell supernatants were tested using ELISA. Data were expressed as mean ± SD.

Abbreviations: Con, control; CNT-L, low dose of CNT; CNT-H, high dose of CNT.