Journal: International journal of molecular sciences
Article Title: WGA-M001, a Mixture of Total Extracts of Tagetes erecta and Ocimum basilicum , Synergistically Alleviates Cartilage Destruction by Inhibiting ERK and NF-κB Signaling.
doi: 10.3390/ijms242417459
Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 4. WGA-M001 regulated OA-related molecules through dephosphorylation in the NF-κB and ERK pathways. For in silico analysis, 200 µg/mL of Tagetes erecta, Ocimum basilicum, or WGA-M001 was used for treatment of chondrocytes for 12 h along with IL-1β (1 ng/mL), and RNA sequencing was performed. (A) In each signaling pathway, the number of genes upregulated by IL-1β and then downregulated by T. erecta, O. basilicum, or WGA-M001 was shown. (B,C) Protein levels of pp38, p38, pJNK, JNK, pERK, ERK, pp65, p65, and IκB were detected by Western blot analysis and relative intensities were quantified by densitometry (n = 5). Each protein level was normalized to ERK. Data are represented as mean ± SD as results of analysis by one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparisons test (n = 5). * p < 0.05, **** p < 0.0001, and n.s = not significant.
Article Snippet: 2023, 24, 17459 12 of 16 cam), rabbit anti-COX-2 (ab52237; Abcam), mouse anti-IκB (9242; Cell Signaling Technology (CST), Danvers, MA, USA), mouse anti-p65 (#6956; CST), mouse anti-pp65 (#13346; CST), mouse anti-p38 (#9212; CST), mouse anti-pp38 (#9215S; CST), mouse anti-c-JNK (#9252S; CST), mouse anti-pJNK (#9251S; CST), and mouse anti-pERK (#9101S; CST).
Techniques: De-Phosphorylation Assay, In Silico, RNA Sequencing, Western Blot