Figure 2.

Effect of FSTL3 on cell proliferation in high-glucose-induced MCs. MCs were transfected with Ad-GFP and Ad-FSTL3, respectively. The corresponding transfection efficiency was detected by RT-qPCR and Western blot. A. FSTL3 mRNA expression in MCs; B. FSTL3 protein expression in MCs. Values are expressed as means ± SD. Experiments were performed in triplicate. *P<0.05 vs. control. C. MTT assay showed that overexpression of FSTL3 inhibited high glucose-induced MC proliferation. Values are expressed as means ± SD. Experiments were performed in triplicate. *P<0.05 vs. control group; &P<0.05 vs. high glucose group.