Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
ICT suppressed MMP-1 and up-regulated collagen type I protein contents in aorta homogenates. (A) Representative bands of western blot for MMP-1 and collagen type I. β-actin as internal control. MW: molecular weight; (B) Expression of MMP-1 and collagen type I protein was normalized to β-actin intensity and presented as the fold of the control group. * p < 0.05, between control and HC groups; # p < 0.05, between HC and HC+ICT groups. n = 9. Data were means ± SEM.
