Fig. 5
From: Cathepsin D inhibits AGEs-induced phenotypic transformation in vascular smooth muscle cells
Overexpression of CTSD influences VSMC phenotypic transformation through α-SMA and OPN. Western blot analysis of the relative expression levels of α-SMA and OPN in VSMCs. All data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 3). * represents p < 0.05, ** represents p < 0.01. Note: α-SMA stands for Smooth muscle actin and OPN stands for Osteopontin in the figure.
