Figure 6.
The JNK pathway is implicated in the atrial fibrosis. After the fibroblasts were treated with JNK inhibitor SP600125, the cell viability was measured by CCK-8 assay (A), the proliferation ability was detected by BrdU assay (B), cell apoptosis was evaluated by TUNEL staining (C), and cell migration ability was examined by cell scratch assay (D). Then, qRT-PCR and Western blot were used to assess the mRNA and protein expressions of collagen I and α-SMA (E,F); *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.