Thymoquinone Protects against Hyperlipidemia-Induced Cardiac Damage in Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Deficient (LDL-R^-/-) Mice via Its Anti-inflammatory and Antipyroptotic Effects

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Pyroptosis expression in the cardiac tissues. (a) Relative mRNA expression of NLRP3, caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18 in cardiac tissue of three groups with different treatments. (b) Immunoblotting for NLRP3, caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18 protein expression in cardiac tissues. (c) Bar graph showing quantification of NLRP3, caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18 protein expression. Data are given as the ; -6 in each group. .

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