Figure 4
Molecular down-regulation of TLR4 mRNA and protein upon treatment with siRNA. (B) TLR4 mRNA levels in microglial cells line (HAPI), normalized to β-actin, were significantly reduced in TLR4 siRNA (SITLR4) versus mismatch siRNA- and vehicle-treated cells 24 h after transfection. siRNA439 was the most effective at knocking down TLR4 expression(n = 4, ANOVA1w, P < 0.001, post hoc Dunnett testing, df = 3, F = 1.08). (A) The TLR4 protein levels detected by western blotting analysis in HAPI 48 h after transfection, normalized to β-actin. (C) TRL4 protein levels were significantly reduced following treatment with TLR4 siRNA (SITLR4) compared with vehicle or mismatch siRNA treatment. Each data point represents at least three independent experiments. Values are presented as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 vs. vehicle-treated cells; ▲P < 0.05, ▲▲P < 0.01, ▲▲ ▲P < 0.001 vs. mismatch siRNA-treated group.