Effects of metformin on IL1β-induced inflammation. (a–e) TAO-OFs and NC-OFs were pretreated with metformin for 24 h and then stimulated with 1 ng/mL IL-1β for 24 h. The mRNA expression of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines was determined by qPCR. (f) IF analysis of the expression of IL-8. Scale bar, 100 µm. The quantitative analysis is shown in (g). (h,i) The expressions of IL-6 and IL-8 in cell cultures. n = 3 in each group. ### p < 0.001, #### p < 0.0001 compared with the control group, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, **** p < 0.0001 compared with the IL-1β group, ns: not significant (ANOVA).