Fig. 8. Collagen expression in the wound site. (A) Collagen content was assessed by quantitatively measuring the hydroxyproline (HP) content on days 7, 10 and 14 after wounding at wound sites treated with control sODN (white bars) and Cx43-asODN (black bars) and in uninjured skin (n=5). Data are expressed as the mean ± s.e.m. P<0.05. (B) Real-time PCR analysis of the expression of mRNA on days 2 and 7 (n=5 for each) for Col11 at wound sites treated with control sODN (white bars) and Cx43-asODN (black bars). Data are expressed as the mean ± s.e.m.; ^*P<0.05.