Figure 3.
Effects of icariin on the adhesion of monocytes to HUVECs. The HUVECs were pretreated for 24 h with different concentrations of icariin, and then exposed to ox-LDL (100 μg/mL) for another 24 h. The adhesion of monocytes to HUVECs were measured by a fluorescent labelling technique. Icariin pre-treatment significantly inhibited cell adhesion caused by ox-LDL. *P < 0.05 vs. control group, **P < 0.05 vs. ox-LDL-simulated group.