Silence of NLRP3 Suppresses Atherosclerosis and Stabilizes Plaques in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice
Figure 1
Efficiency of lentivirus transfection. (a) NLRP3 interference downregulated NLRP3 mRNA expression by 64.3% compared with the control via real-time PCR analyses. (b) Caspase-1 activity in protein extracted from aortas was reduced by 56% after NLRP3 silencing, compared with the control. (c and d) Silence of NLRP3 decreased the downstream proinflammatory factors, IL-1β and IL-18, using ELISA. versus control. Values are mean ± SD.