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. 2022 Jul 6;136(13):1053–1069. doi: 10.1042/CS20220082

Figure 5. L-Gln inhibits NF-κB over-activation in rat OA chondrocytes by regulating TGF-β1/SMAD2/3 pathway-induced NKILA.

Figure 5

(A–C) Protein levels of p-SMAD2, SMAD2/3, and p-SMAD3. (D) RNA level of NKILA. (E,F) Nuclear translocation of SMAD2/3 visualized by immunofluorescence and quantified with Image-Pro6.0; scale bar = 50 μm. #P<0.05 versus the control group. *P<0.05, **P<0.01 versus the IL-1β group; n =3.