Figure 8.
Effect of fucoxanthin (Fx) on the contractile activity of NPDFs. TGF-β1 induction decreased the size of the gel, while Fx pretreatment inhibited this reduction. Data is presented in the form of the percentage of gel surface area in each well to the control gel surface area. # p < 0.05 vs. control group (CON, no treatment); * p < 0.05 and *** p < 0.001 vs. TGF-β1-stimulated group.