Figure 3.
The effect of pharmacological inhibition of TGF-β signalling on the response of NA HBF to the dcEF. (A–D) The quantitative parameters of NA HBF migration and orientation in a 3 V/cm dcEF applied for 8 h both without and in the presence of particular inhibitors of TGF-β signalling pathways. The names of the inhibitors and targeted proteins are listed under the X axis. Each inhibitor was used at a concentration of 10 μM. (A) Speed of cell migration; (B) cell displacement; (C) directionality of cell migration; (D) orientation of the long axis in relation to EF lines; mean ± SEM (n = 50); * statistically significant value compared to that of the control (p < 0.05).