Fig. 5. Phosphorylation of NF-κB following co-treatment of WISH cells with DEX and LPS was evaluated using western blot analysis. Relative amounts of phospho-NF-κB protein were analyzed by triplicate experiments and normalized to that of NF-κB. ^#P < 0.05 versus control group; ^*P < 0.05, ^**P < 0.01 versus LPS group. DEX, dexmedetomidine; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; NF-κB, nuclear factor kappa B.