Figure 5

Effect of Ad-MSCs on type II alveolar epithelial cell transition into the fibroblastic phenotype. The SP-C and α-SMA staining analyses in lung sections obtained from rats in the control and treatment groups after four weeks of thoracic irradiation. DAPI staining was used to stain the nucleus. Magnification: ×800. Scale bar: 25 μm (DAPI, blue; proSP-C, red; α-SMA, green).