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. 2022 Mar 19;12:4754. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-08398-4

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Mesenchymal stem cell conditioned media inhibited the LPS-induced expression of pro-inflammatory enzymes. LPS stimulation effectively upregulated the production of COX-2 and iNOS, which was reduced by pretreatment with MSC-CM (A). Representative western blots of COX-2 (B) and iNOS (C) expression in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells with or without MSC-CM treatment for 24 h; quantitative data representing the average values of three separate experiments. Fluorescence images (× 200) of RAW264.7 cells immunostained for COX-2 (green) and DAPI (blue) (D) as well as iNOS (green) and DAPI (blue) (E). LPS treatment was performed for 6 h after pretreatment with MSC-CM. The results are representative of three separate experiments (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 compared with LPS stimulation without MSC-CM). The Fig. 1A and D were cropped to improve the clarity and conciseness of the presentation, and the full-length blots/gels are presented in Supplementary file. MSC-CM, mesenchymal stem cell conditioned media; D1-M (CON), D1 cell media; D1-M (IL4), D1 cell media stimulated with IL4; LPS, lipopolysaccharides; COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase.