Research Article

Tetrandrine Inhibits Titanium Particle-Induced Inflammatory Osteolysis through the Nuclear Factor-κB Pathway

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Tetrandrine (Tet) reduces the expression of osteoclast-related genes (including nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1), tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and matrix metallopeptidase (MMP)-9). (a) TNF-α and MMP-9 secretion in the supernatant of the RAW264.7 cell culture medium in each group on days 1–5. (b) MMP-9, TRAP, and NFATc1 mRNA expression in each group on day 5 (, compared with the control group; per group). Data are the means of at least three independent experiments with similar results.
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