Glucose effect on <i>GALNT2</i> and TNF-alpha expression in U937 cells.

<p>U937 cells were treated for 24 h either with different glucose concentration (i.e. 5.5 mmol/l or 25 mmol/l), or with 5.5 mmo/l glucose plus 19.5 mmo/l mannitol. <i>GALNT2</i> (panel A) and <i>TNF-alpha</i> (panel B) mRNA expression levels were assesed as described in Methods. Bars represent quantitative analysis of mRNA levels related to low glucose treated cells of the first of six experiments (2^−ΔΔCT). Data are means±SD of 6 experiments in separate times. *p<0.05 ^§p<0.005.