Figure 5. Sodium ferulate blocks activity of Wnt pathway.

After serum starvation for 72 hours, VSMCs were exposed to 10% serum for another 48 hours in presence or absence of sodium ferulate at a dose of 200 µmol/L. (A) Total β-catenin protein was detected by Western blot. (B) Cyclin D1 mRNA was measured by real-time PCR. N = 3 for each group, ^* P<0.05 vs. the non-serum group, ^{* *} P<0.05 vs. the serum group.