Figure 2.
Effect of Agarwood-NE on the CSE-induced transcription of the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-8. BCi-NS1.1 cells were pre-incubated for 1 h in the presence of 25 and 50 µg/mL agarwood-NE, followed by exposure to 5% CSE for 24 h. The mRNA levels of IL-8 were determined via RT-qPCR. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 4, *: p < 0.05; ****: p < 0.0001).