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. 2021 Aug 12;11:711842. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.711842

Figure 6.

Figure 6

The immunomodulatory mechanism of CNP in epididymitis: ① CNP plays an antibacterial role by inhibiting the proliferation and activity of UPEC. ② CNP not only represses the infiltration, proliferation of macrophages, but also downregulates the secretion of pro-inflammatory factors by the cGMP-PKG-NF-kB signaling pathway in macrophages.