Research Article
Quercetin Alleviates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Modulating p38 MAPK-Mediated Autophagy
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QUE treatment upregulates autophagy in NPCs. (a) Western blot analysis of the autophagy-related proteins, Beclin-1 and p62, and LC3 II/I. (b) Quantification of Beclin-1, p62, and LC3 II/I protein levels. (c) Representative TEM image showing the autophagic changes in NPCs after various treatments. Black arrow: autophagosome; white arrow: autophagolysosome. Original magnification ×30000, scale bar: 500 nm. Data are presented as from three independent experiments. ; ; .
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