Downregulation of Thromboxane A₂ Receptor Occurs Mainly via Nuclear Factor-KappaB Signaling Pathway in Rat Renal Artery

Figure 4

TP receptor protein expression in the fresh segments (a) and following organ culture for 24 h (b). The arteries were denuded of endothelium; the innermost autofluorescent inner elastic membrane is easily depicted (arrow head). The smooth muscle cell protein expression is homogenously distributed (arrow). L indicates lumen. The scale bar = 100 μm. The protein expression was quantified using the program Image J software (c). Each data point is derived from 6 experiments. Unpaired Student’s -test was used. versus fresh; ,   versus vehicle.

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