| Summary: | Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biological and Medical Sciences Title of Diploma Thesis: Western blot analysis of selected inflammatory markers in aorta of apoE/LDLR deficient mice Author: Jana Krejcarová Supervisor: PharmDr. Jana Rathouská, Ph.D. Background: This thesis was focused on the detection and subsequent evaluation of the expression of adhesion molecules ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and COX-2 and P-selectin in mouse aortas. Control and monitored group of mice differed in the genetic material, where monitored group of mice had unfunctional genes for apolipoprotein E and LDL receptor (apoE−/− /LDLR−/− ). Methods: For the study, two months old male mice of the C57BL/6J strain were used. Males were divided into two groups - control and monitored with unfunctional receptor for low- density lipoprotein and for apolipoprotein E. Both groups were fed by a standard diet for rodents. For detection and subsequent quantification of the expression of the markers VCAM-1, ICAM-1, COX-2 and P-selectin, Western blot analysis was used. Levels of soluble ICAM-1 and P-selectin in plasma were assessed by Luminex®. Results: Western blot analysis showed no significant difference in the expression of VCAM-1, ICAM-1, COX-2 and P-selectin between both groups of mice. Using the...
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