Figure 1.
Effects of luteoloside on the cell viability of nucleus pulposus (NP) cells (A) Chemical structure of luteoloside. (B) The cytotoxic effect of 20 µM luteoloside on NP cells in a time-dependent manner using a Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay. (C) The cytotoxic effect of luteoloside on NP cells was determined at various concentrations for 24 h using a CCK-8 assay. (D) The cytotoxic effect of luteoloside on NP cells was determined at various concentrations with interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) stimulation using a CCK-8 assay. (E) Morphological changes of NP cells treated with luteoloside in a dose dependent manner with IL-1β stimulation (original magnification × 200, scale bar: 50 µm). All experiments were performed at least three times, and the data in the figures represent the mean ± S.D. Significant differences between groups are indicated as **P < 0.01, *P < 0.05.