Figure 5From: Acute-phase serum amyloid A production by rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissueNorthern blot analysis of A-SAA mRNA expression in primary humansynoviocytes. (a) Total RNA isolated from primary synoviocyte cultures(lane 1), and KB oral epidermal cells stimulated for 24 h (lane 2) and 48 h (lane3) with 10 ng/ml IL-1, IL-6 and dexamethasone (10-6 mol/l).(b) Agarose gel electrophoresis demonstrating the integrity of total RNAused for Northern analysis.Back to article page