Figure 4 of Roy, Mol Vis 2011; 17:3166-3174.


Figure 4. Effect of fibronectin (FN)-siRNA on retinal FN protein expression. A: Representative western blot image with an internal loading control β–actin showing the effect of FN-siRNA on retinal FN protein expression in diabetic rats. FN-siRNA treatment in the diabetic rats specifically reduced retinal FN protein expression compared to that in uninjected diabetic rats. B: Graphical representation of retinal FN protein expression in four groups of rats—normal, diabetic, diabetic injected with FN-siRNA, and diabetic injected with scrambled siRNA—showing that an intravitreal injection of FN-siRNA significantly reduces FN protein expression in diabetic rat retinas. Normal versus Diabetic *=p<0.05; Diabetic versus Diabetic+FN-siRNA **=p<0.05, n=8.