Journal: Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie
Article Title: A glucuronated flavone TMMG spatially targets chondrocytes to alleviate cartilage degeneration through negative regulation of IL-1β.
doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114809
Figure Lengend Snippet: Fig. 8. Effect of TMMG administration on Elevated Serum Markers in ACLT Animals. In the serum, (A) pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β, (B) Carboxy-terminal telopeptides CTX-II, and (C) COMP (Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein) were elevated in the ACLT-induced osteoarthritis model. These serum bio-markers are diagnostic markers of osteoarthritis. TMMG regulated the levels of these markers in the ACLT group. All values are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. (n = 4–6/group); *P < 0.05, * *P < 0.01, and * **P < 0.001 vs. control group, and #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01, and ###P < 0.001 vs. ACLT group.
Article Snippet: The TUNEL assay kit (C10618) was purchased from Molecular Probes Life Technologies, Rat Type II collagen Cterminal cross-linked peptide (CTX-II, E-EL-R2554) and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP, E-EL-R0159), ELISA kits were purchased from Elabscience (Elabsciences Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Hubei province, China).
Techniques: Diagnostic Assay, Control