Quercetin Alleviates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Modulating p38 MAPK-Mediated Autophagy

Figure 8

Mechanisms of QUE on the treatment of IVDD. (a) Immunohistochemical staining of the ECM-related protein ACAN in the disc sections 8 weeks postsurgery (original magnification ×25 or ×200). (b) Immunohistochemical staining of the proapoptotic protein Bax in the disc sections 8 weeks postsurgery (original magnification ×25 or ×200). (c) Immunohistochemical staining of the autophagy-related protein Beclin1 in the disc sections 8 weeks postsurgery (original magnification ×25 or ×200).

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