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. 2021 Mar 31;11:7281. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-86268-1

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Effect of inhibiting interleukin-1β (IL-1β) activation on cytokine release from placental explants exposed to oxidative stress or hypoxia. Explants were exposed to oxidative stress (1 mM H2O2), or hypoxia (1%O2), in the presence or absence of caspase 1 inhibitor (FMK002) to block inflammasome-processing of pro-IL-1 β. Cytokines were measured in conditioned medium from explants exposed to 1 mM H2O2: (a) IL-1α, (b) IL-1β, (c) IL-6, (d) IL-8, (e) CCL2 or 1%O2: (f) IL-1α, (g) IL-1β, (h) IL6, (i) CCL2. Line represents median, n = 8–9. Asterisks represent significant differences compared to control (con) *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. Plus signs represent significant differences compared to H2O2 or 1%O2 alone + p < 0.05. Friedman with Dunn’s multiple comparison test.