Fig. 6

Role of HSP60 in IL-1β-induced caspase-1 activation. Caspase-1 activity in the N9 cells (upper panel) and mice brain (lower panel) was assessed by caspase-1 activity kit. a Bar graphs in the upper panel show the effect of IL-1β (i), effect of HSP60 overexpression (ii), and HSP60 knockdown (iii) on caspase-1 activity in N9 cells. b Bar graphs in the lower panel show the effect of IL-1β (i) and HSP60 knockdown (ii) on caspase-1 activity in mice brain. Each experiment was performed in triplicates. Data represented as mean ± SD of three independent experiments (n = 3). *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 in comparison to control values and ##p < 0.01 in comparison to IL-1β treatment