Fig. 1From: Astragaloside IV attenuates IL-1β-induced intervertebral disc degeneration through inhibition of the NF-κB pathwayEffect of AS IV on IL-1β-treated NPCs. a The molecular structure of AS IV. b Cells were cultured for 24 h with AS IV at different concentrations, and cell viability was detected by the CCK8 assay. c, d iNOS (c) and COX-2 (d) levels were analysed by RT-qPCR. e–g COX-2 and iNOS levels were detected using Western blotting. Data are expressed as means ± SD. ***P < 0.001 and **P < 0.01 versus control group. ###P < 0.001 and ##P < 0.01 versus IL-1β groupBack to article page