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Fig. 3 | BMC Cell Biology

Fig. 3

From: Honokiol improved chondrogenesis and suppressed inflammation in human umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells via blocking nuclear factor-κB pathway

Fig. 3

Cell viability and the production of IL-6 and COX-2 in a gradient dose of honokiol. 2nd passage hUC-MSCs were cultured in high glucose α-MEM containing 10% FBS, 100 U/ml penicillin and 0.1 mg/ml streptomycin. A gradient dose of honokiol (0, 5, 10, 25, 50 μM) with or without IL-1β (10 ng/ml) were added for incubation for 24 h. a: Cell viability determination. b, c: IL-6 and COX-2 production. All results were presented as mean ± SD (n = 6); p* < 0.01 versus control; p# < 0.01 versus IL-1β alone (10 ng/ml IL-1β without honokiol)

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