Fig. 7
MA ameliorated IVDD-related change in rat IVDD models. (A) The representative X-ray images and MRI images (B) the measurement of DHI and the evaluation of Pfirrmann score among the SHAM, IVDD, and IVDD + MA groups. (C) H&E staining, (D) Safranin O/Fast Green staining. (E) IHC images of Aggrecan, Mmp13, Collagen II, Ppar-γ, and (F) the quantification of positive NPCs. Data were shown as means ± SD, n = 6. ∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗p < 0.001; ns, no significant difference