Figure 4. Quantitative assessment of ADAM/ADAMTS gene expression in response to mechanical trauma. A: ADAM and B: ADAMTS gene expression analysis in human capsular bags; at t=0 following in vitro sham cataract operation, at t=6d, following short-term culture and ex vivo after cataract surgery. The y-axis represents the gene of interest/18S expression calculated as mean±SEM * indicates a ignificant difference in gene expression between groups at p≤0.05 determined by ANOVA with Tukey's post-hoc analysis.