Figure 2.
Long noncoding RNA Gm9866 is closely related to macrophage polarization. (a) LPS (lipopolysaccharide) reduced the expression levels of long noncoding RNA Gm9866. (b) IL4 (interleukin-4) increased the expression levels of long noncoding RNA Gm9866. (c) Real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis for the transfection efficiency of long noncoding RNA Gm9866. (d, e) Real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that the mRNA expression of the M2-related genes MRC2 (macrophage mannose receptor 2) and MRC1 (macrophage mannose receptor 1) significantly increased after overexpression of long noncoding RNA Gm9866. (f) NF-κB (nuclear factor-κB) is a target of long noncoding RNA Gm9866. The protein level of NF-κB (nuclear factor-κB) was significantly decreased after overexpression of long noncoding RNA Gm9866. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, and ∗∗∗p < 0.001.