Expression of nuclear p38 MAPK and phosphorylated p38 MAPK (p-p38 MAPK) in various groups of primary KCs.

<p>Left panel shows a representative picture of Western blot, and right shows the relative levels of p38 MAPK and phospho-p38 MAPK protein in KCs after normalization to β-actin. Lane 1: UII(-)urantide(-)LPS(-); Lane 2: UII(+)urantide(-)LPS(-); Lane 3: UII(-)urantide(+)LPS(-); Lane 4: UII(-)urantide(-)LPS(+); Lane 5: UII(+)urantide(-)LPS(+); Lane 6: UII(-)urantide(+)LPS(+). Bars represent means ± SD (n = 6). *<i>P</i><0.05 and ** <i>P</i><0.01 versus control cells [UII(-)urantide(-)LPS(-)]; #<i>P</i><0.05 and ##<i>P</i><0.01 versus LPS-stimulated cells [UII(-)urantide(-)LPS(+)]