Figure 4.
Effect of ECE on protein expression associated with MAPK and nuclear NF-κB in LPS-stimulated HGF-1 cells. Different letters (a–c) show significant difference (p < 0.05). ECE: Ecklonia cava extract; LPS: lipopolysaccharide; HGF: human gingival fibroblasts. ERK: extracellular signal-regulated kinase; JNK: c-Jun N-terminal kinase; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; NF-κB: nuclear factor-kappa B; TBP: TATA-binding protein.
