Figure 5.
Effect of siCXCR3 on the expression levels of COL1A1 and the proteins in the TLRs/MyD88 pathway in HBV-LX-2 cells. (A) Interference with CXCR3 increases the expression of IL-1β in HBV-LX-2 cells, as determined by ELISA. (B) Interference with CXCR3 inhibits the protein levels of TLR4, MyD88, COL1A1 and BIRC5 in HBV-LX-2 cells, as determined via western blotting. *P<0.05 vs. Control; #P<0.05 vs. NC. CXCR3, C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 3; siRNA/si, small interfering RNA; NC, siRNA-negative control; TLR, Toll-like receptor; MyD88, myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88; COL1A1, collagen type I α 1 chain; BIRC5, baculoviral IAP repeat containing 5; NALP3, NLR family pyrin domain containing 3.