Figure 6.
Nico suppressed HPAEC-mediated monocyte-endothelial adhesion. (a) Nico pretreatment suppressed monocyte-endothelial adhesion induced by LPS stimulation. Gli abolished the effect of Nico. (b) Nico prevented the overexpression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 in the LPS-treated group. Gli abolished the effects of Nico. Data were shown as mean ± SEM of at least three independent experiments performed in triplicate. Statistically significant differences: ∗P < 0.05 versus the control group; #P < 0.05 versus the LPS group; †P < 0.05 versus the LPS+Nico group. Scale bar: 25 μm.