FIGURE 4.
Sodium butyrate (NaB) normalizes the expression of aggrecan, Bax, LC3-II, and p62 in articular cartilage 60 days after the operation. (A) Immunostaining of aggrecan, Bax, LC3-II, and p62 after 60 days postoperation. (B–E) The quantification of cells with positive staining for aggrecan. (B), Bax (C), LC3-II (D), and p62 (E); scale bar, 100 μm, n = 10 per group. The data are presented as the mean ± S.D. Significant differences between the different groups were determined by one-way ANOVA; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.