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From: Relationship between serum levels of triglycerides and vascular inflammation, measured as COX-2, in arteries from diabetic patients: a translational study

Figure 2

Expression of COX-2 in human vascular smooth muscle cells. Panel A: effect of glucose. Left panel: Western blotting shows the expression of COX-2 in non diabetic VSMC incubated with increasing concentrations of glucose. Right panel: Bar graph shows the mean±SEM of n = 4 patients, *P < 0.05 with respect to 5 mM glucose. Panel B: effect of triglycerides. Left panel: Western blotting shows the expression of COX-2 in non diabetic VSMC incubated with increasing concentrations of triglycerides. Right panel: Bar graph shows the mean±SEM of n = 4 patients, ***P < 0.001 with respect to control (vehicle, glycerol). Panel C: Effects of glyceril palmytate as a pure source of triglycerides.

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Lipids in Health and Disease

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