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. 2017 May 4;12(5):e0176173. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176173

Fig 1. IL-6 directly stimulates HSC activation.

Fig 1

Freshly isolated primary HSCs were treated with increasing concentrations of IL-6 in 2% FBS DMEM. HSCs were harvested 24 h later and the levels of αSMA and Col1a were evaluated using qRT-PCR. qPCR relative mRNA expression levels are shown. Error bars indicate standard deviation, * p < 0.05.