Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2011; 17(8): 976-986
Published online Feb 28, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i8.976
Figure 1
Figure 1 Treatment of cinnamon extract inhibits maturation of macrophage cell line. Murine Raw 264.7 macrophages were stimulated with PMA/ionomycin in the absence or presence of 0.2 mg/mL cinnamon extract. Expression levels of cytokines (A) and co-stimulatory molecules (B) were measured by quantitative real-time PCR. To mimic in vivo stimulation, cells were treated with lipopolysaccharide alone or in combination with 0.2 mg/mL cinnamon extract. Expression level of cytokines (C), co-stimulatory molecules (D) and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 (E) was measured by quantitative real-time PCR. Error bars indicated SD. aP < 0.05, bP < 0.005, cP < 0.001. Data are representative of three individual experiments.