Tamarix chinensis Lour inhibits chronic ethanol-induced liver injury in mice

Figure 4 Tamarix chinensis Lour inhibits the hepatic expression of NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein, caspase-1, and interleukin-1β at the transcriptional and protein levels. A: Western blot analysis; B: Quantitative analysis of blots; C: Quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis. Values represent the mean ± SD (n = 5); ^aP < 0.01 vs control group; ^bP < 0.05; ^cP < 0.01 vs ethanol group. NLRP3: NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3; ASC: Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein; IL: Interleukin; TNF: Tumor necrosis factor; TCL: Tamarix chinensis Lour.