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From: Protective effects of biochanin A on articular cartilage: in vitro and in vivo studies

Figure 2

Relative gene expression of MMP-1, −3, −13 and TIMP-1 in IL-1β -induced chondrocytes. Cells were pre-treated with different concentrations of biochanin A for 2 h, followed by co-incubation with IL-1β (10 ng/ml) for 24 h. Data were expressed as means ± standard deviation (SD). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, compared with cells stimulated with IL-1β alone; # P < 0.01, compared with normal chondrocytes. (a), (b), (c), (d) represented as the relative gene expression of MMP-1,MMP-3,MMP-13 and TIMP-1 respectively.

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