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Andro attenuated HSC activation through inhibition of the TGF-β1/Smad2 signaling pathway. (a) Representative immunofluorescent staining of α-SMA. (b) The mRNA levels of α-SMA were measured by q-PCR. (c) The protein expression of α-SMA, TGF-β1, p-Smad2, p-Smad3, and Smad2/3 was examined by Western blot. n = 3. ∗∗ p < 0.01 and ∗∗∗ p < 0.001 versus control.
