Research Article

Quercetin Downregulates Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression and HIF-1α/VEGF Signaling-Related Angiogenesis in a Mouse Model of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Table 2

Summary of gene expression profiles in aortic tissue. Results are presented in arbitrary units normalized to GAPDH rRNA and shown as ( per group).

ShamControlAQAC

VEGF-A##
ICAM-1##
VCAM-1##
VE-cadherin##
TGF1
FGF
COX-2##
HIF-1α##

Abbreviations: VEGF-A: vascular endothelial growth factor-A; ICAM-1: intercellular adhesion molecule-1; VCAM-1: vascular cell adhesion molecule 1; VE-cadherin: vascular endothelial cadherin; TGF1: transforming growth factor-1; FGF: fibroblast growth factor; COX-2: cyclooxygenase-2; HIF-1α: hypoxia-inducible factor 1α. vs. sham, # vs. control.