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. 2019 Oct 29;9:15566. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-52208-3

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Phenotypic characterization of OPN-expressing cells in small airways during COPD (GOLD stage II). Immunofluorescence was used to detect possible co-localization of OPN and mucin 5AC (MUC5AC) in goblet cells (A), uteroglobin (UTG) in club cells (B), p63 in basal cells (C), and forkhead box protein J1 (FOXJ1) in ciliated cells (D). In the overlay, a high degree of co-localization was observed for OPN and MUC5AC in goblet cells and UTG in club cells. Scale bars: A = 50 µm, B–D = 10 µm.