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Fig. 1 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

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From: Pioglitazone stabilizes atherosclerotic plaque by regulating the Th17/Treg balance in AMPK-dependent mechanisms

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Effects of PIO on Th17/Treg balance and AMPK activation in cultured primary splenocytes. a, b Representative flowcytometric results of Th17 and Treg cells, respectively. Numbers represent the percentage of cells in the quadrants. c, d Quantitative analysis of Th17 and Treg population among the 3 groups respectively. *P < 0.05 vs Con; † P < 0.05 vs ox-LDL. e Representative western blot analysis of pAMPK and AMPK in splenocytes treated with or without ox-LDL and PIO

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