Cartilage Damage Pathological Characteristics of Diabetic Neuropathic Osteoarthropathy

Figure 5

The protein expression of RANKL, OPG, Aggrecan, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α in cartilage specimens of DNOAP and control group. Representative western blot bands and analysis in samples of DNOAP and control group. β-Actin was used as a reference for calculating the relative protein expression. The error bars presented as mean ± SEM with analysis of unpaired Student’s t-test. *, compared with control group.