Female mice have a higher degree of adipose tissue inflammation.

Melissa A. Fulham (3202944)
Pranoti Mandrekar (3202947)

Publication date

October 2016

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0164225.g003

Abstract

<p>Periogonadal adipose tissue mRNA levels of (A) TNFα, IL-6, and CCL2 and (B) F4/80, CD68, CD11b, CD11c, and CCR2 were quantified by qPCR. (C) H&E staining of adipose tissue. Scale bar is set to 100 μm and magnification is at 100x. (D) Serum adiponectin levels were measured by ELISA.* p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001. Data are represented as mean ± SEM.</p