TGF-β Induces Myofibroblastic-Like Phenotype of the Hepatic Stellate Cells (LX-2s) within the Organoid
(A) LX-2 organoids are grown for 7 days with or without 10 ng/mL TGF-β and IHC stained for α-SMA or FAP (green), DAPI (blue), and Ki-67 (red).
(B) LX-2 activation was determined by IHC quantification of FAP, a-SMA, and Ki-67 using VisioPharm software by calculating the percentage of positively expressed cells by the total nuclei present. Graphs represent mean ± s.e.m (n = 5) and generated using GraphPad prism.