Figure 6.
Hcy induces the M2 to M1 phenotype switch. (a) Comparison of the mRNA expression of various inflammatory factors in the mouse visceral adipose tissue using reverse transcription quantitative PCR (n = 8). (b) The percentage of M1 and M2 macrophages in the mouse visceral adipose tissue using fluorescence-activated cell-sorting measurement (n = 5). (c) Comparison of the protein levels of (d) Arg1, (e) iNOS, and (f) pAkt/tAkt in the mouse visceral adipose tissue using Western blot analysis (n = 8). *P < 0.05, one-way analysis of variance, with Tukey’s post hoc test. Ctl, control.