Fig. 2. HA fragments induced the TLR2-, TLR4- and CD44-targeted signal
transduction pathways. (A) Time-dependent changes of the activation
of p38MAP kinase, ERK1/2 and the NF
B pathway in cumulus cells of
ovulated COCs cultured with 100 µg/ml of HA fragments. Results in each
panel are representative of two separate experiments. (B) Ovulated COCs
were pre-cultured with neutralizing antibodies (both anti-TLR2 and anti-TLR4,
or anti-CD44) for 30 minutes, and further cultured with HA fragments for 15
minutes (p38MAP kinase and ERK1/2), or for 2 hours (I
β and
NF
B). Results in each panel are representative of two separate
experiments.