FIG. 3.

Effect of HCV core protein on OA-H₂O₂-, and PMA-mediated activation of NF-κB. HCV core DNA-transfected and empty-vector-transfected MCF-7 cells were incubated with TNF (100 pM), PMA (100 ng/ml), H₂O₂ (250 μM), or OA (500 nM) for 30 min at 37°C and tested for NF-κB activation.