Autocrine Human Urotensin II Enhances Macrophage-Derived Foam Cell Formation in Transgenic Rabbits

Figure 1

The generation and identification of the hUII transgenic rabbits. (a) The macrophage-specific transgenic construct for the microinjections. (b) The identification of the hUII gene integration by PCR in the rabbits (M, DNA marker; −, negative control; +, positive control plasmid; 1–13, rabbits DNA sample). (c) The real-time PCR and Western blotting analysis of hUII in alveolar macrophages. Tg, transgenic; M, macrophage.

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