Figure 4.
HHV6 DNA presence in the myocardium has no significant effect on the mRNA expression of NOD-like receptor pyrin domain-containing-3 inflammasome components both in presence and absence of myocardial inflammation. Bars represent the absolute gene expression values as mean ± SEM. Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 1B (CDKN1b) was used as endogenous control. NOD2, nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2; ASC, adaptor protein ASC; IL1β, interleukin 1-beta. N = 4–6 patients/group. ns p ≥ 0.05.