Figure 2.

The effect of visfatin on the induction of the signal molecules involved in the inflammatory processes. Proteins were extracted from the BV2 cells following treatment with visfatin or vehicle (PBS) for 24 hours (a-b) or 30 min (c) at the indicated concentrations, and levels of (a) phospho-ERK, (b) Cox-2, and (c) IκBα proteins were determined by immunoblot assay. Results are presented as mean ± SEM. ^∗P < 0.05, ^∗∗P < 0.01, and ^∗∗∗P < 0.005.