Figure 1.

A photo of artificially cultivated fruit bodies of Cordyceps militaris and the anti-inflammatory activity of its ethanol extract (Cm-EE). (a) A photo of artificially cultivated fruit bodies of C. militaris. (b) The level of nitric oxide was determined by the Griess assay from culture supernatants of RAW264.7 cells treated with Cm-EE (0–100 μg/ml) and lipopolysaccharide (1 μg/ml) for 24 h. (c) Cell viability of RAW264.7 cells and HEK293 cells treated with Cm-EE was determined by an 3-4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide, a tetrazole assay (**P < 0.01 compared to control)