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. 2011 Feb 1;4:4. doi: 10.1186/1755-1536-4-4

Table 1.

Hydroxyproline:proline ratio by treatment group and organ in the TGF-β/CTGF synergy model

Organ Control Treatments
- TGF-β2 - TGF-β2 TGF-β2

- - CTGF CTGF CTGF

- - - - FG-3019

Kidney 0.057 ± 0.001 0.061 ± 0.002 0.059 ± 0.001 0.094 ± 0.0051 0.085 ± 0.0031,3

Liver 0.015 ± 0.001 0.017 ± 0.001 0.016 ± 0.002 0.039 ± 0.0031 0.032 ± 0.0021,4

Lung 0.079 ± 0.002 0.078 ± 0.002 0.083 ± 0.001 0.088 ± 0.0012 0.083 ± 0.002,3

Heart 0.041 ± 0.001 0.044 ± 0.002 0.046 ± 0.002 0.055 ± 0.0021 0.053 ± 0.0031

Data shown represent mean ± SEM, n = 6 to 10.

1P < 0.001, 2P < 0.01 compared with healthy control group, one way analysis of variance, Fisher's least significant difference.

3P < 0.05, 4P < 0.01 compared with transforming growth factor (TGF)-β2 and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) coadministration group.