Figure 1.

MitoQ protects human NP cells against compression‐induced cytotoxicity. (A) CCK‐8 assay was used to determine the cytotoxic effects of compression on human NP cells by exposing the cells to 1.0 MPa compression for indicated time points (6, 12, 18, 24, 36 and 48 h). (B) The viability of the human NP cells pre‐treated with different concentrations (nmol/L) of MitoQ for 2 h and then exposed to 1.0 MPa compression for 36 h was determined by CCK‐8 assay. Data are represented as the mean ± SD. ***P < .001, **P < .01, *P < .05, n = 3