Figure 5From: Novel anti-inflammatory role of SLPI in adipose tissue and its regulation by high fat dietSLPI stabilizes IKB α expression level. Adipocytes were pretreated with 10 or 100 ng/ml recombinant SLPI for 2 hours and then treated with LPS (100 ng/ml) for 24 hours. Cell lysates were analyzed for the expression of phospho-IKB α and IKB α. Pretreatment with SLPI prevents the reduction of IKB α by LPS treatment (Figures 5A and B.) Bars represent means and ± SEM of 4 different replicates. Superscript letters represent significant mean differences, P < 0.05.Back to article page