Figure 6.
mTOR, but not PPARγ, pathway inhibition affects COX-2 expression induced by ASCcm in macrophage. Macrophages were pre-treated with mTOR inhibitor (A) rapamycin (20 nM) or PPARγ inhibitor (B) GW9662 (10 nM), 30 min before treatment with ASCcm (50%) for 24 h. Analysis of COX-2 expression was performed in total cell lysates of macrophages by western blot. β-Actin levels were used for control of protein loading. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM from five independent experiments. *p < 0.05 versus non treated cells (CTRL) and #p < 0.05 versus ASCcm treated cells.