[Retracted] Investigation on the Inhibitory Effect of Methotrexate on Rheumatoid Synovitis via the TLR4-NF-κB Pathway in a Rat Model

Table 2

Comparison of the expression of TLR4 and NF-κB mRNA in synovial tissues of rats in each group.

Group		TLR4 mRNA	NF-κB mRNA
Control group		0.79 ± 0.10	0.98 ± 0.09
Model group		4.21 ± 0.19	3.55 ± 0.15
Methotrexate group	Low dose	3.26 ± 0.15^#	2.82 ± 1.29^#
	Medium dose	2.17 ± 0.13^#&	1.94 ± 0.13^#&
	High dose	1.18 ± 0.15^#&@	1.19 ± 0.09^#&@