Figure 4.
Hypoxia induces fibroblast activation in vitro. (A–C) WI38 fibroblast cells were treated with conditioned A549 culture medium under normoxia (NX) and hypoxia (HX) conditions for 24 h, then were harvested for analyzing the protein levels of FAP (A and B) and α-SMA (A and C) by Western blot. (D-F) The protein level of FAP (D and E) and α-SMA (D and F) in WI38 cells under normoxia (NX) and hypoxia (HX) conditions for 24 h. G, Wound closure rate of WI38 cells in wound healing assay under normoxia (NX) and hypoxia (HX) condition for the first 24 h. n = 3 wells.
