Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth ameliorate concanavalin A-induced autoimmune hepatitis by protecting hepatocytes from apoptosis

Figure 5 Pretreatment with stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth reduces nuclear factor-kappa B activation in concanavalin A-induced hepatitis. A: Phosphorylated nuclear factor-kappa B [(p)NF-κB] protein expression in NCTC cells; B: Semi-quantitative analysis of (p)NF-κB protein fluorescence intensity; C: NF-κB protein expression NCTC cells; D: Semi-quantitative analysis of NF-κB protein fluorescence intensity; E: Phosphorylated (p)nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) protein expression in liver tissues; F: Quantitative analysis of the number of NF-κB⁺ cells; G: NF-κB protein expression in liver tissues; H: Quantitative analysis of the number of pNF-κB⁺ cells; I: Immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting analysis of (p)NF-κB and NF-κB levels in different groups. Arrows indicate positive cells in the liver section. Scale bars = 100 μm. ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01, n ≥ 3.