Research Article

Mitochondrial ATP-Sensitive K+ Channel Opening Increased the Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation by Activating the PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway in a Rat Model of Asthma

Table 2

The mRNA expression of protein kinase B (AKT) in airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) in the asthma rat model.

GroupNGAPDH-Ct (Ct-G)AKT-Ct (Ct-AKT)2−ΔΔCt

Normal group917.87 ± 0.6425.01 ± 0.601.00
Normal + diazoxide group919.66 ± 0.2726.66 ± 0.161.14 ± 0.26
Normal + 5-HD group919.32 ± 1.0527.26 ± 0.560.98 ± 0.26
Asthma group918.36 ± 0.2625.49 ± 0.480.97 ± 0.32
Asthma + diazoxide group915.10 ± 0.5322.11 ± 0.431.12 ± 0.30
Asthma + 5-HD group916.66 ± 0.5723.66 ± 0.551.13 ± 0.27

The mRNA expression levels of the AKT in ASMCs were determined by comparative Ct value, and the results were expressed as the mean ± SD.