Research Article

SIRT1 Attenuates Apoptosis of Nucleus Pulposus Cells by Targeting Interactions between LC3B and Fas under High-Magnitude Compression

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Downregulation of LC3B alleviated the inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway and aggravated apoptosis in SIRT1-overexpressing NPCs under high-magnitude compression. (a) The efficiency of LC3B-siRNA was examined via western blotting. (b) The levels of cleaved caspase 3, P65, and p-P65 in NPCs were detected by western blotting. (c, d) The apoptosis rate of NPCs was examined via flow cytometry and TUNEL staining. vs. the 20% compressive deformation group. # vs. the 20%+SIRT1 compressive deformation group. . NPCs: nucleus pulposus cells.
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