Figure 4.
Chondrocytes (1 × 106/ml) were cultured in FGM RGM and HGM for 24 h with or without pioglitazone (1, 10, and 50 mM). Cell lysates were collected. The expressions of CGTF (a), TGF-β1 (b), IL-6 (c), and MMP-13 (d) in the culture supernatants were measured by ELISA. Data were expressed as mean ± SD for three independent experiments. **P < 0.01 versus control; *P < 0.05 versus control; #P < 0.05 versus HGM group.