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Table 3 NF-κB, MMP9 and RAGE mRNA expression levels in aortic arch

From: Role of Artesunate on cardiovascular complications in rats with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Group

The protein expression level(2-ΔΔCt)

NF-κB

MMP9

RAGE

Healthy

1

1

1

DM

2.119 ± 1.073**

2.277 ± 0.381*

6.580 ± 0.415*

DM + ART(50 mg/kg)

0.315 ± 0.244

1.119 ± 0.817#

3.649 ± 0.884*

DM + ART(100 mg/kg)

0.770 ± 0.667##

2.440 ± 0.1.953*

3.108 ± 0.585*#

DM + INS

1.077 ± 0.245##

2.236 ± 0.854

4.728 ± 0.616*

  1. Results are presented as the mean ± SD. Values of *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 vs Healthy group. #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01 vs DM group indicate a significant difference between each groups