Ulinastatin Ameliorates IL-1β-Induced Cell Dysfunction in Human Nucleus Pulposus Cells via Nrf2/NF-κB Pathway

Figure 2

Effects of UTI on the proliferative ability in human NP cells. (a) The biological effect of UTI on the cell viability of NP cells (). (b) IC₅₀ of UTI for human NP cells. (c, d) Protein bands and quantification of expression levels of PCNA (). (e, f) Expression of Ki-67 (green) was detected by the immunofluorescence. The ratios of cells with green fluorescence were calculated. . , , , .

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