FIGURE 5.
Effects of Xiaoyaosan on the NLRP3-ASC-CASPASE-1 pathway in the colon. (A) NLRP3mRNA in colon (n = 6). (B) ASCmRNA in colon (n = 6). (C) CASPASE-1mRNA in colon (n = 6). (D) Expression of NLRP3, ASC, CASPASE-1 protein in colon (n = 4). (E) NLRP3 protein in colon (n = 4). (F) ASC protein in colon (n = 4). (G) CASPASE-1 protein in colon (n = 4). Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 vs. the control group; # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01 vs. the antibiotic-induced model group.