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. 2023 Mar 20;14:1170243. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1170243

FIGURE 3.

FIGURE 3

CHR downregulates the expression of proteins related to the PERK/TXNIP/NLRP3 signaling axis in KOA rats. (A) Immunohistochemical analysis of synovium slices from sham, KOA or CHR rats using anti-GRP78, anti-ATF-6, and anti-TXNIP antibodies at ×200 magnification. n = 6. Scale bars: 50 μm. The positive areas were mainly around the synovial membrane and vessels (black arrow). (B–D) The percentage of GRP78-, ATF-6- and TXNIP-positive areas in each group. (E) The protein levels of p-PERK/PERK, p-IRE1α/IRE1α, CHOP, TXNIP and NLRP3 were determined. (F) The levels of these proteins in the sham, KOA, CHR-L and CHR-H groups. n = 3 per group. The data in this figure are presented as the mean ± standard deviation, and statistical significance was determined with one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc analysis. ∗p < 0.05.