Figure 4.
Quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis of apoptotic marker caspace-6 (A) and firbogenic cytokine TGF-β1 (B) in rat hepatocytes cultured on Col and Col/GF arrays during alcohol insult. Gene expression was normalized to a housekeeping gene GAPDH. These data show that hepatocytes residing on Col/HGF spots had significantly lower expression of apoptotic and fibrotic markers.