Research Article
Anti-inflammatory Effects of Alcohol Are Associated with JNK-STAT3 Downregulation in an In Vitro Inflammation Model in HepG2 Cells
Figure 4
Protein expression levels of phosphorylated SAPK/JNK (Thr183/Tyr185, (a) or phosphorylated STAT3 (Ser727, (b) levels in HepG2 cells are shown. Cells were stimulated with IL-1β (1 ng/ml) and treated with low (LoD, 85 mM)- or high (HiD, 170 mM)-dose EtOH for 1 h (acute) or 72 h (prolonged). Unstimulated controls (-); IL-1β-stimulated samples (+). : vs. unstimulated controls, #vs. stimulated and EtOH-untreated controls.
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