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. 2021 Mar 25;9:628128. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.628128

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Effects of galectin-9 (Gal-9) on the function of MRC-5 fibroblasts. (A) Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (CCL2) mRNA levels in Gal-9-treated MRC-5 fibroblasts compared to the control group. (B) Proliferation of MRC-5 fibroblasts stimulated with Gal-9 for 24 h. (C) α-smooth muscle actin (SMA) protein expression of MRC-5 fibroblasts treated with transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) or Gal-9. The graphs show the mean ± standard deviation of and each graph determined from at least three independent experiments. GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.