Figure 7.
CS-SeNPs and Na2SeO3 inhibited inflammatory response in serum and the aorta. (a,b) The levels of serum IL-6 and TNF-α, assayed by ELISA (n = 8–10); (c–f) the mRNA expression levels of IL-6 (c), TNF-α (d), MIP-1α (e) and IL-1β (f) in the aorta, assayed by qPCR (n = 4–5). The results were expressed as mean ± SD. # p < 0.05, ### p < 0.001, compared with the WT group. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, compared with the AS model group.