Fig. 3

MED significantly inhibits ox-LDL-induced production of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β. a RAW264.7 cells were stimulated with ox-LDL in the presence of different concentrations of MED for 24 h. The amounts of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β were measured using ELISA assay kits. b The mRNA levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β were measured by real-time PCR. Values indicate means ± SD from three independent experiments. **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05