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. 2012 Jun 28;7(6):e39761. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039761

Figure 8. Effects of the Alk5 inhibitor SB505124 on pSmad2/Smad2 ratios and Collagen 1α1 production in MAF and PF.

Figure 8

A- Representative Western blot image. B- Quantification of Western blot results for pSmad2 and Col1α1. pSmad2/Smad2 ratios and collagen 1α1 production are higher in PF and with smoke exposure, and SB505124 decreases these values, indicating that PF have higher intrinsic TGFβ signaling and that smoke causes TGFβ release. Data are mean+/−SD. *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.