Fig. 2

Effects of IL-1β and sesamin on the level of IL-1β in the culture media of 3 day IL-1β pre-treated HAC pellets (a). The effects of sesamin on IL-1β gene expression in IL-1β pre-treated HAC pellets (b). Data are the mean ± S.D. of three independent cultures. Statistical significance of IL-1β pre-treatment alone vs untreated (control): # = p < 0.05, ## = p < 0.01 and sesamin treatment vs IL-1β pre-treatment alone: * = p < 0.05, ** = p < 0.01