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From: Suppression of lipopolysaccharide-induced corneal opacity by hepatocyte growth factor

Figure 4

HGF reduces the expression of fibrotic marker α-SMA. Corneas were harvested from mice treated with PBS or HGF on day 10 post-injection. (A) Corneal cross-sections were prepared and immunostained with α-SMA (green) to evaluate corneal fibrosis (Scale bars, 100 μm). (B) Cumulative bar chart depicting protein expression (% green pixels in the cornea) in indicated groups. Data presented are mean ± SEM (error bar). (C) Bar chart depicting expression of fibrotic marker α-SMA in the cornea, as quantified by real-time PCR. Representative data from experiments consisting of 6 animals per treatment group. Data presented are mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.

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