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From: PDE4B promotes JNK/NLRP3 activation in the nucleus pulposus and mediates intervertebral disc degeneration

Fig. 2

The expression of inflammatory cytokines in the serum and nucleus pulposus tissue of IDD patients. (A) Inflammatory cytokines such as IL-β, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-18 in the peripheral blood serum of patients with different degrees of lesions. (B) Inflammatory cytokines such as IL-β, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-18 in the NP tissue of patients with different degrees of lesions. Statistical differences between groups were analyzed by one-way ANOVA. The data shown are the means ± SEMs.The biological replicates are 3. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.

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