Figure 3.

Increased Galectin‐3 (Gal‐3) levels in tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 knockout (TIMP KO) ovalbumin (OVA) ‐sensitized mouse lungs. Galectin‐3 gene and protein expression in lung tissue obtained from our study groups: wild‐type (WT) OVA (Group I), WT SHAM (Group II), TIMP‐1 KO OVA (Group III) and TIMP‐1 KO SHAM (Group IV). (a) Relative Gal‐3 gene expression in lung tissue among the four groups. (b) Gal‐3 protein expression in lung tissue via Western blot. (c) Gal‐3 protein levels in lung tissue via ELISA. Data are presented as mean ± SD from n = 6 samples per group. [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]