Figure 4. Differentially Expressed Treg-related Genes in Cardiac Allografts Serve as Putative Biomarkers of Tolerance
Graphs display differentially expressed genes between tolerant (□) and rejecting (●) grafts from a panel of 22 Treg-related genes as assessed by multiplex RT-PCR. The expression of a gene was normalized to the housekeeping gene hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase, and expression was then calculated as a ratio compared with the expression in non-transplanted hearts. Three allografts were used for each time point for both tolerant and rejecting groups. Graph shows mean±SEM. *P<0.05 versus rejecting group at the same time point. Copyright (2014) John Wiley and Sons. Used with permission from Urbanellis P, Shyu W, Khattar R, et al.49