Fig. 1
From: Icariin alleviates osteoarthritis by inhibiting NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis
Effects of LPS on chondrocytes inflammation and collagen formation. a The mRNA levels of NRLP3, IL-1β, and IL-18 were analyzed by qRT-PCR in rat chondrocytes treated with LPS. b The release levels of IL-1β and IL-18 in the cell supernatant of LPS treated rat chondrocytes was checked by ELISA assay. c The expression level of collagen formation and pyroptosis-related protein was analyzed by Western blotting in rat chondrocytes treated with LPS. d Quantitative analysis of protein band gray in c. GAPDH was used as internal control. All the results were shown as mean ± SD (n = 3), which were three separate experiments performed in triplicate. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01