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

Figure 6

Impact of UTI on IL-1β-induced expression of inflammatory factors in human NP cells. (a–e) Protein bands and quantification of protein expression of TNF-α, iNOS, IL-6, and COX-2. GAPDH as an internal control (). (f–i) Differential expression of TNF-α, IL-6, Nitrite, and PGE2 were quantified by ELISA assay (). , , , .

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