Synthesis of platelet-activating factor and its receptor expression in Kupffer cells in rat carbon tetrachloride-induced cirrhosis

Figure 3 A: The mRNA expression of cirrhotic rat Kupffer cell PAF receptor. Expression of β-actin mRNA (β-actin control: 90 311.14 ± 3882.67; cirrhosis: 110 958.2 ± 1484.58). ^aP < 0.05 vs control; B: Character of the PAF receptor expression in cirrhotic Kupffer cells. Total RNA was extracted from the cells for determination of PAF receptor mRNA expression by semiquantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays as described in the Method section.