Figure 8
From: A pivotal role for the IL-1β and the inflammasome in preterm labor
Inhibition of the macrophages’ inflammasome blocks LPS-induced myometrial synchronization. (a) Fluorescence images of LY (green) and RD (red) transfer to adjacent cells after scrap loading. Cells were treated for 24 h with LPS in the upper compartment and with Anakinra or αIL-1β in the lower compartment. Pictures were taken with an inverted microscope at ×100 magnification in two random chosen fields and are representative of three experiments. (b) Mean surface of LY staining ± SEM, n = 6, ****P < 0.0001.
