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. 2023 Jan 4;15(3):858–867. doi: 10.1111/os.13626

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

FMT altered catabolic enzymes and extracellular matrix levels in vertebral disc tissue. (A) qRT‐PCR data representing the expression of MMP‐3, MMP‐13, Collagen II, and aggrecan in rat intervertebral disc tissue. (B) Western blot data representing the protein expression of MMP‐3, MMP‐13, Collagen II, and aggrecan in rat intervertebral disc tissue. (C) ELISA data representing the quantification of MMP‐3, MMP‐13, Collagen II, and aggrecan in rat serum. *P < 0.05 vs. control. #P < 0.05 vs. IDD. FMT, fecal microbiota transplantation; IDD, intervertebral disc degeneration; qRT‐PCR, quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase.