Fig 2: Pg and its LPS modulate the expression of EC death related gene expression.(A) Gene expression of Bcl-2, Bax-1, and Apaf-1 in HUVECs infected with Pg at a MOI of 100 or with heat inactivated Pg and stimulated by Pg-LPS (1μg/ml) or E.Coli-LPS (1μg/ml) at 24h. (B) Gene expression for the same described genes in Ox-LDL (50μg/ml) pre-treated HUVECs infected with Pg at a MOI of 100 or with heat inactivated Pg and stimulated by Pg-LPS (1μg/ml) or E.Coli-LPS (1μg/ml) at 24h. (A) Gene expression for the same described genes in TNF- α (10ng/ml) pre-treated HUVECs infected with Pg at a MOI of 100 or with heat inactivated Pg and stimulated by Pg-LPS (1μg/ml) or E.Coli-LPS (1μg/ml) at 24h. Data were expressed as mean ± SD. *: difference between non-stimulated/infected and stimulated/infected cells, p < 0.05, ┼: difference between non pre-treated/stimulated/infected and treated cells, p < 0.05.