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. 2021 Mar 19;12:616696. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.616696

Figure 6.

Figure 6

The knockdown of HMGB1 suppressed inflammatory cytokines in the HESCs under hypoxic conditions. (A–C) The HESCs were transfected with shNC or shHMGB1 for 24 h followed by incubating under hypoxic conditions for another 24 h. The secreted and cellular HMGB1 were determined using ELISA and Western blotting, separately (n = 12). The expressions were normalized to GAPDH. (D–F) The levels of inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-1β) were determined using specific ELISAs (n = 12). The HESCs that were transfected with shNC were cultured in normoxia. The data were expressed as means ± SD. One-way ANOVA followed Dunnett’s T3 multiple comparisons test was performed. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001 indicate significant difference.