Low Molecular Weight Fucoidan Inhibits Pulmonary Fibrosis In Vivo and In Vitro via Antioxidant Activity

Figure 5

Assessment of pulmonary fibrosis in A549 cells. (a) Observing the state of A549 cells; (b) cytotoxicity of LMWF in A549 cells; (c) detection of fibrosis biomarker protein expression by Western blot; (d) statistical protein expressions of fibrosis biomarkers of pulmonary fibrosis ( and vs. the TGF-β group; ^# and ^## vs. the NG group); (e, f) statistical HO-1 and NQO1 expressions by ELISA ( and vs. the TGF-β group; ^# and ^## vs. the NG group).

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