Research Paper Volume 13, Issue 16 pp 20651—20660
NLRC5 attenuates inflammatory response in IL-1β-stimulated human osteoarthritis chondrocytes through the NF-κB signaling pathway
Figure 3. Knockdown of NLRC5 promoted IL-1β-induced inflammatory injury in human OA chondrocytes. The si-NLRC5 or si-NC was transfected into chondrocytes, followed by IL-1β (10 ng/ml) stimulation for 24 h. (A) The expression levels of NLRC5 in chondrocytes were measured using western blot after transfection. (B) Cell viability of chondrocytes was detected using MTT assay. (C–F) The mRNA and protein levels of iNOS and COX-2 were measured using RT-PCR and western blot analysis. (G, H) The production of NO and PGE2 in chondrocytes. *p < 0.05.