Figure 1From: Peripheral monocytes from diabetic patients with coronary artery disease display increased bFGF and VEGF mRNA expressionAcrylamide gel electrophoresis of RT-PCR products. RT-PCR products from 5 random patients demonstrating the interindividual differences in mRNA expression of VEGF, bFGF, and TGF-β1 in peripheral monocytes/macrophages. The RT-PCR and the mRNA semi-quantification for each factor were performed as described in the Methods section.Back to article page