Dahuang Zhechong Pills Suppress Silicosis Fibrosis Progression via p38 MAPK/TGF-β1/Smad Pathway In Vitro

Table 5

Effect of DHZCP on inflammatory cytokines in MH-S cells.

Group	N	TNF-α (ng/L)	IL-1β (ng/L)	IL-6 (pg/L)
NC	4	1.54 ± 0.819	1.50 ± 0.872	0.46 ± 0.213
MC	4	27.32 ± 2.331	23.34 ± 0.768	19.30 ± 2.464
DMS + PDTC	4	10.60 ± 0.976^###	14.11 ± 1.046^###	8.65 ± 0.336
DMS	4	11.26 ± 0.759^###	16.22 ± 1.056^##	9.52 ± 1.070
PDTC	4	14.72 ± 1.861^###	15.27 ± 2.103^###	9.09 ± 0.662

and vs. the NC group, ^## and ^### vs. the MC group.