Figure 2. Adiponectin and adiponectin receptors expression in the retina and the retinal pigment epithelium-choroid. A: Image showed APN protein levels in the retina and in the RPE-choroid of the eNOS^−/− and C57BL/6 mice. The protein levels of APN in the retina were lower than in the RPE-choroid (n=10,*p<0.05), and there was no significant difference in either the retina or the RPE-choroid between the eNOS^−/− mice and the C57BL/6 mice. B: Image showed AdipoRs mRNA expression in the retina and the RPE-choroid of the eNOS^−/−mice. The mRNA levels of AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 in the RPE-choroid were significantly higher than in the retina (n=11, ***p<0.001). C: Image showed retinal AdipoRs mRNA levels in eNOS^−/− and C57BL/6 mice. The AdipoRs mRNA levels in the retina did not show a significant difference in the eNOS^−/− mice compared with the C57BL/6 mice. Data were shown as mean±SD.