Figure 3.
Cytotoxic effect of LCPE on HaCaT cells and the inhibition of inflammatory cytokine proteins by LCPE in HaCaT cells with LPS-induced inflammation. HaCaT cells were pretreated without or with LPS (1 µg/mL) for 1 h at 37 °C. Then, cells were treated with LCPE (0, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 2.5 5, 7.5, 10 µg/mL) for 24 h at 37 °C. (A) Cytotoxic effect of LCPE on non-LPS-induced HaCaT cells. (B) Cytotoxic effect of LCPE on LPS-induced cell viability in HaCaT cells. HaCaT cells were treated with LCPE (0, 0.25, and 0.5 µg/mL) at indicated concentrations for 24 h. COX2 and iNOS levels were quantified. (C) The relative density of COX2 and (D) the relative density of iNOS. In comparison to the control group, the findings from three independent experiments are expressed as the mean and standard error of the mean (SEM). ### p < 0.001 vs. untreated group; ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 vs. LPS-treated group.