Interleukin-18: A Novel Participant in the Occurrence, Development, and Drug Therapy of Obliterative Bronchiolitis Postlung Transplantation

Figure 3

Effects of siRNA-IL-18 on mRNA expression of IFN-γ, EMMPRIN, MMP-8, and MMP-9 of tracheal epithelium cells treated by siRNA-IL-18 group, empty vector (negative control), and PBS (blank control). (a) Expression difference of IFN-γ mRNA among three cell groups. (b) Expression difference of EMMPRIN mRNA among three cell groups. (c) Expression difference of MMP-8 mRNA among three cell groups. (d) Expression difference of MMP-9 mRNA among three cell groups.

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