Chondroprotective Effects and Multitarget Mechanisms of Fu Yuan Capsule in a Rat Osteoarthritis Model

Figure 5

Effects of Fu Yuan Capsule on protein expression of extracellular matrix degradation factors. Representative Western blotting bands (a) and semiquantitative analysis of ADAMTS-4 (b), ADAMTS-5 (c), MMP-1 (d), MMP-2 (e), MMP-3 (f), MMP-9 (g), and MMP-13 (h) in various groups. (a) Each row represents images cropped from different gels probed with different antibodies. Data are expressed as mean ± SD (each group, ). compared with the control group; compared with the other groups.

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