Research Article

The Role of Osthole on TGF-β-Induced Lung Epithelium Apoptosis Injury and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition-Mediated Airway Remodeling in Pediatric Asthma

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The impact of osthole on TGF-β1-induced cell apoptosis in 16HBE cells. 16HBE cells pretreated with TGF-β1 (10 ng/ml) for 24 h and then cotreated in combination with osthole (2.5, 5, and 10 μM) or not for further 24 h. (a) Molecular structure of osthole. (b) Cell viability of 16HBE cells treated with osthole at the various doses for 24 h detected by the CCK-8 kit. (c) The apoptosis of 16HBE cells detected by flow cytometry. (d) The protein level of Bcl-2, Bax, and cleaved-caspase3 detected by Western blot. , , no significance versus the indicated group.
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