The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula FTZ Protects against Cardiac Fibrosis by Suppressing the TGFβ1-Smad2/3 Pathway

Figure 4

FTZ reduces collagen synthesis in vitro. (a)–(d) RT-qPCR to determine the expression of Col1A2, Col3, CTGF, and α-SMA. n = 5 per group. (e)–(h) Col1A2, Col3, and α-SMA expression were determined using western blotting. n = 5 per group. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM. and versus the control group and ^# and ^## versus the Ang-II group.

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