Chinese Poplar Propolis Inhibits MDA-MB-231 Cell Proliferation in an Inflammatory Microenvironment by Targeting Enzymes of the Glycolytic Pathway

Figure 3

EECP suppressed the levels of inflammatory mediators in MDA-MB-231 cells stimulated with LPS. (a)–(c) EECP inhibited the levels of IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α in MDA-MB-231 cells stimulated with LPS, as detected by ELISA kits. (d) EECP inhibited the levels of IL-1β compared with the LPS group, as detected by RT-PCR. (e) EECP inhibited the levels of NLRP3 compared with the LPS group, as detected by Western blotting. (f) Quantification of the relative expression level of NLRP3 in MDA-MB-231 cells. Values represent the from three independent experiments (, vs. control, ).

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