Trimethoxystilbene Reduces Nuclear Factor Kappa B, Interleukin-6, and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Levels in Rats with Pulmonary Artery Hypertension

Table 3

Expression and grayscale scanning values of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κb), interleukin- (IL-) 6, and tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α in the myocardial cells of pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) model SD rats as determined using western blotting.

Group	NF-κB	IL-6	TNF-α	β-actin
TMS	3029.62 ± 1172.29	4482.32 ± 1972.83	3789.21 ± 1092.14	8128.29 ± 2891.84
PAH	7573.43 ± 2374.32	3773.82 ± 1332.44	5586.36 ± 1886.92	7846.82 ± 2602.48
Normal	2294.41 ± 1248.32	2184.04 ± 1208.58	1989.37 ± 1189.29	8032.53 ± 2788.21
TMS/β-actin	0.373 ± 0.094	0.551 ± 0.126	0.466 ± 0.113
PAH/β-actin	0.965 ± 0.138	0.430 ± 0.117	0.712 ± 0.152
Normal/β-actin	0.286 ± 0.083	0.272 ± 0.088	0.247 ± 0.062

, model group vs normal control group comparison. , trimethoxystilbene (TMS) group vs model group comparison.