Flow cytometry was used to detect the IL-1RI expression. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays was used to detect AP-1 activity.
IL-1RI expression after IL-1尾 treatment for 0, 2, 10, 60, and 120 min was 227.08 (13.15), 268.43 (8.93), 442.97 (7.00), 367.66 (14.70), and 261.58 (15.08), respectively. The differences between IL-1RI expression after treatment for 10 and 60 min were significantly higher than the corresponding values in the control (P < 0.01, P < 0.01, respectively); After pretreatment with YiGanKang Decoction, IL-1RI expression induced by IL-1尾 was not decrease obviously; IL-1尾 could activate AP-1 in rat HSCs (P < 0.01). Meanwhile YiGanKang Decoction could inhibit activity of AP-1 induced by IL-1尾 (P < 0.01), and the inhibition rate was 42.71%.
YiGanKang Decoction could not decrease IL-1RI expression, but it could inhibit activity of AP-1 in rat HSCs induced by IL-1尾.