Figure 6

Relative expression levels of the alternative first exons of CD36 in THP-1 before and after treatment with oxidized low density lipoprotein. Relative expression levels of the alternative first exons 1a, 1b, 1e, 1f and exon 3–4 in normal THP-1 macrophages and in THP-1 macrophages incubated for 24 hours with normal and oxidized LDL of three degrees of oxidation. Expression levels of the target exons were normalized to expression levels of RPLP0, and samples were calibrated to the expression level in the untreated THP-1 cells sample.