Effects of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Surface Modification and Purification on Bovine Serum Albumin Binding and Biological Responses

Figure 4

Changes in gene expression in RAEC or RAW264.7 cells. (a) The level of IL-6 mRNA in RAEC cells, (b) the level of Hmox1 mRNA in RAEC cells, (c) the level of IL-6 mRNA in RAW264.7 cells, and (d) the level of Hmox1 mRNA in RAW264.7 cells. , compared to the control; , compared to the BSA-treated group; , comparison between MWCNTs with and that without BSA coating.

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