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From: l-Arginine, as an essential amino acid, is a potential substitute for treating COPD via regulation of ROS/NLRP3/NF-κB signaling pathway

Fig. 4

Effects of l-arginine (LA) on cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-induced primary bronchial epithelial cells (BEC) injury. Cell viability (A). Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) (B), interleukin-6 (IL-6) (C) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) (D) in cell supernatant of CSE-induced BESs. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in CSE-induced BESs (E). Nitric oxide (NO) (F) content in CSE-induced BESs. (n = 10). All the data were presented as mean ± SD. Compared with control: ##P < 0.01

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