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. 2021 Feb 26;26(5):1259. doi: 10.3390/molecules26051259

Table 2.

Influences of methyldopa and its combinations with individual flavonoids, at the protein level, on selected factors related to inflammatory processes (TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6) and cardiovascular diseases (TGF-β, VEGF, PIGF, and HIF-1α) in JEG-3 cells.

Table. Cont. TNF-α TGF-β VEGF PIGF HIF-1α IL-1β IL-6
[ng/mL]
control 0.041 ± 0.002 0.128 ± 0.002 0.174 ± 0.004 3.274 ± 0.055 0.011 ± 0.003 0.008 ± 0.001 0.035 ± 0.006
methyldopa 0.038 ± 0.003 0.095 ± 0.003 * 0.061 ± 0.002 * 3.006 ± 0.028 * 0.052 ± 0.004 * 0.010 ± 0.001 0.035 ± 0.002
apigenin 0.032 ± 0.002 * 0.118 ± 0.001 * 0.203 ± 0.004 * 3.340 ± 0.126 0.011 ± 0.002 0.007 ± 0.001 0.043 ± 0.004
Methyldpa + apigenin 0.029 ± 0.001 *,# 0.091 ± 0.001 0.115 ± 0.002 *,# 3.290 ± 0.001 # 0.025 ± 0.002 # 0.008 ± 0.001 0.046 ± 0.001
baicalein 0.039 ± 0.002 0.113 ± 0.003 * 0.138 ± 0.002 * 3.507 ± 0.031 0.020 ± 0.003 0.009 ± 0.002 0.051 ± 0.008 *
Methyldopa + baicalein 0.030 ± 0.001 *,# 0.087 ± 0.001 *,# 0.122 ± 0.002 *,# 3.405 ± 0.001 # 0.017 ± 0.002 # 0.019 ± 0.001 *,# 0.039 ± 0.001
chrysin 0.035 ± 0.002 * 0.145 ± 0.004 * 0.194 ± 0.004 * 3.325 ± 0.171 0.022 ± 0.003 0.009 ± 0.002 0.033 ± 0.004
methyldopa+ chrysin 0.033 ± 0.001 * 0.107 ± 0.002 *,# 0.144 ± 0.001 *,# 3.341 ± 0.001 # 0.015 ± 0.001 # 0.014 ± 0.001 * 0.043 ± 0.002
quercetin 0.027 ± 0.002 * 0.081 ± 0.002 * 0.131 ± 0.004 * 3.374 ± 0.038 0.019 ± 0.003 0.010 ± 0.001 0.031 ± 0.004
Methyldopa + quercetin 0.035 ± 0.001 * 0.080 ± 0.001 *,# 0.048 ± 0.001 *,# 2.798 ± 0.001 * 0.012 ± 0.001 # 0.013 ± 0.001 0.041 ± 0.002
scutellarin 0.038 ± 0.002 0.141 ± 0.002 * 0.152 ± 0.002 * 3.284 ± 0.160 0.020 ± 0.004 0.011 ± 0.003 0.041 ± 0.005
Methyldopa + scutellarin 0.028 ± 0.001 *,# 0.110 ± 0.002 *,# 0.091 ± 0.001 *,# 3.357 ± 0.001 # 0.027 ± 0.001 *,# 0.014 ± 0.001 * 0.040 ± 0.001

Mean ± SD. *—vs. control, p < 0.05. #—vs. methyldopa, p < 0.05.