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Figure 4

From: Human antimicrobial peptide LL-37 is present in atherosclerotic plaques and induces death of vascular smooth muscle cells: a laboratory study

Figure 4

Effect of LL-37 on DNA fragmentation in cultured rat and human aortic smooth muscle cells. Rat (filled bars) and human (open bars) cells were analyzed after 16 h incubation. LL-37 at 10 and 30 μg/ml induced a statistically significant DNA fragmentation in rat cells compared to controls and LL-37 at 30 μg/ml induced a statistically significant DNA fragmentation in human cells compared to controls (n = 7, * P < 0.05, Kruskal-Wallis one way ANOVA on ranks followed by Dunnett's test). Values are means + S.E.M.

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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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