Research Article

Long Noncoding RNAs and mRNA Regulation in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Figure 5

Validation of differentially expressed mRNAs. qRT-PCR was performed on the same RNA samples (17 smokers and 14 COPD patients) by individual mRNA for CXCL16, HMOX1, SLA2, and SIGLEC14. Data are presented as 2−ΔΔCt relative to β-actin. , , and compared with smokers.