Fig. 5

Comparison of phospho-NF-κB p65 and NF-κB p65 protein expression in mouse uteruses among groups. In the PD group, estradiol (0.2 mg/ml) and oxytocin (2 U/ml) induced a significant decrease of phospho-NF-κB p65 and NF-κB p65 protein expression compared to the saline group. MCC950, an inhibitor of NLRP3, suppressed these increases in protein expression according to western blotting The data represent the means ± SD (n = 5) of the relative protein content. **P < 0.01 compared to the PD group