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. 2021 Nov 17;11:22469. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-01866-3

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Effect of S1PC on macrophage polarization in SAMP8 mice. SAMR1 and SAMP8 mice were orally administered water and S1PC (5 mg/kg/day) for 6 weeks. (a) The populations of polarized macrophages in the splenic lymphocytes obtained from the SAMR1 and SAMP8 mice were analyzed using flow cytometry. Bar graphs show the populations of M1-like macrophages, M2-like macrophages, and M2c-like macrophages. (b) The relative protein levels of Arg1 and IL-10 in the splenic lymphocytes obtained from the SAMR1 and SAMP8 mice were determined using immunoblotting. The full-length blots are shown in Supplemental Fig. S16. (c, d) The relative mRNA levels of (c) Arg1 and (d) Mrc1 in the aortas were determined using qRT-PCR. Data are shown as mean + SEM (n = 4–8/group). Statistical differences were determined using Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test (*p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01).