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. 2023 Aug 23;13:13744. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-40930-y

Figure 4.

Figure 4

CAR helps to reduce iron overload-induced NLRP3 inflammasome vesicle production in chondrocytes. (a,b) Chondrocytes were treated with 100 μm FAC and co-cultured with 0, 2.5, and 5 μm CAR, and IL-18, IL-1β, and NLRP3 protein levels were observed using protein blots, and the statistical results are shown in the bar graph, which indicates that CAR reduced FAC-induced NLRP3 inflammasome production in a concentration-dependent manner. (c) Immunohistochemistry staining of NLRP3 (Scale bar = 200 μm). (d) Number of NLRP3 positive cells per area. (data are presented as standard deviation ± mean; # P < 0.0001, *** P < 0.001, ** P < 0.01, * P < 0.05 vs Mod).