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. 2022 Jan;10(1):23. doi: 10.21037/atm-21-6539

Figure 2.

Figure 2

CXTB attenuates cartilage injury by downregulating the lncRNA HOTAIR. (A) The expression of lncRNA HOTAIR. (B-G) HE staining of the articular cartilage tissue (×200) and the OARSI scores rats in different treatment groups. (H-L) The protein and mRNA expression of MMP13 and TIMP1. *P<0.05; #P>0.05. CXTB, cangxitongbi; lncRNA, long non-coding RNA; HOTAIR, Hox transcript antisense intergenic RNA; HE, hematoxylin and eosin; OARSI, Osteoarthritis Research Society International; MMP13, matrix metallopeptidase 13; TIMP1, tissue inhibitor matrix metalloproteinase 1; NC, negative control; AAV, adeno-associated virus.