Figure 2.
Puerarin regulates the Sirt1/TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling axis in the CFA-induced pain model of the trigeminal nerve. Sirt1 mRNA and protein levels in the trigeminal ganglions were determined using RT-qPCR (A) and Western blotting (B), respectively. TGF-β1, Smad3 and phosphorylated Smad3 levels were measured using Western blot analysis (C and D). *P<0.05, CFA group compared with the control group; #P<0.05, CFA+Pue or CFA+Res groups compared with the CFA group.
Abbreviations: Sirt1, Sirtuin1; CFA, complete Freund’s adjuvant; RT-qPCR, reverse transcription-quantitative PCR.