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Fig. 5 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 5

From: Structural changes and expression of hepatic fibrosis-related proteins in coculture of Echinococcus multilocularis protoscoleces and human hepatic stellate cells

Fig. 5

ag Alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) expression profile measured by WB and ELISA. a α-SMA expression assessed by WB. b α-SMA expression was significantly higher on days 2 and 3 days, but was not on day 1 for the PSC:HSC-LX2 ratio of 1:200. c α-SMA expression was significantly higher on days 1, 2 and 3 for the PSC:HSC-LX2 ratio of 2:200. d For the PSC:HSC-LX2 ratio of 3:200, α-SMA expression had increased by days 1 and 2 but decreased by day 3. e The expression of α-SMA in HSCs cocultured with PSCs for 24 h increased. f By day 2, α-SMA expression had increased at all ratios of PSC:HSC-LX2 (1:200, 2:200 and 3:200). g By day 3, α-SMA expression had increased at a PSC:HSC-LX2 ratio of 1:200 but had started to decrease at ratios of 2:200 and 3:200. For other abbreviations, see Fig. 1

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