Thunbergia laurifolia Exhibits Antifibrotic Effects in Human Hepatic Stellate Cells

Figure 2

Effects of TL extract on reversing the morphology of TGF--treated cells. Morphology of LX-2 cells observed by a phase-contrast microscope (a). Immunofluorescence study of α-SMA (b), and western blot analysis of α-SMA (c) in LX-2 cells stimulated with or without TGF- and treated with TL extract. Actin was used as a loading control. indicates statistical significance from TGF--treated group.

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