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Effects of carbocisteine on TNF-α-induced IL-6 and IL-8 release in A549 cells. Control group: same amount of vehicle (PBS); TNF-α group: 10 ng/mL; Carbocisteine+TNF-α group: pre-treated with 10, 100, or 1000 μmol/L carbocisteine for 24 h, then exposure to 10 ng/mL TNF-α for 24 h; TNF-α+Carbocisteine group: pre-treated with 10 ng/mL TNF-α for 24 h, then exposure to 10, 100, or 1000 μmol/L carbocisteine for 24 h. Mean±SD. n=6. *P<0.05, **P<0.01 compared with the TNF-α group.
