Fig. 8: Effect of altered gravity levels and cortisol on fibroblasts expression of ECM proteins.
From: Gravitational effects on fibroblasts’ function in relation to wound healing
Cortisol exposure significantly reduced expression of procollagen type I (P = 0.006, F (5, 50) = 8.087) & III (P = 0.0007, F (5, 38) = 13.45) (a, b) and increased the expression of fibronectin (P < 0.0001, F (1, 52) = 37.2) (c). Error bars show standard deviations. Statistical tests included ANOVA followed by post hoc analysis (see "Statistical analyses”). d Expression of procollagen type I (20 × g T) and III and fibronectin (1 × g). Line a: control, line b: cortisol. Measures are normalized to total protein content and divided by mean value of 1 × g controls to obtain relative values.
