Effects of Chronic Mild Stress on the Development of Atherosclerosis and Expression of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Signaling Pathway in Adolescent Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice
Table 2
CMS alters TLRs signaling pathway gene expression profile in aortas of apoE-/- mice. ApoE-/- mice 4 weeks old were subjected to a 24-hour CMS daily for 0, 4, 12 weeks. Mice were sacrificed, and aortas were harvested. Total RNA was extracted, and microarray analysis was determined as described under “materials and methods.” TLRs signaling pathway array consisting of 87 were used to analyze gene expression in aorta from mice with or without chronic mild stress. The microarrays were used according to the manufacturer's instructions. The table showed gene expression changes 2.0-fold versus control. Calculate the fold change for each gene from control group to stress group as 2-ΔΔCt. Among 87 genes analyzed, 15 genes were upregulated, and 28 genes were downregulated by CMS.
(a) Genes upregulated in aorta of mice exposure to CMS compared with control mice (n = 5)