a decreasing trendp > 0.05
Compared with model group, the protein expression of NLRP3, Pro-caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18 in AS-IV-L, AS-IV-M, and AS-IV-H group significantly decreased ( p < 0.05), while there was a decreasing trend of the protein expression of Cleaved-Caspase-1 without statistical significance ( p > 0.05).