FIGURE 3.
ST inhibited the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and attenuated inflammation in SHRs (n = 8). (A) Western blot analysis of NLRP3 and pro-caspase-1 in WKY, SHR, SHR + ST groups. The data were presented in fold of control. (B) PCR analysis of the expression of NLRP3 and caspase-1 in above three groups. (C) ELISA analysis of the levels of IL-1β and IL-18 in above three groups. (D) Western blot analysis of NF-κB (p65) in above three groups. The data were presented in fold of control. All data were shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD) (error bars) from eight independent biological repeats experiments, each of which included three technical repeats. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.
