HGF-Modified Dental Pulp Stem Cells Mitigate the Inflammatory and Fibrotic Responses in Paraquat-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Figure 3

DPSCs alleviate the fibrotic response in BEAS-2B and MRC-5 cells better than UC-MSCs. The expression of the fibrosis-related cytokines α-SMA and vimentin in BEAS-2B and MRC-5 cells stimulated with TGF-β was evaluated by qPCR. Each experiment was performed in triplicate; the data are shown as the . ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test was used to evaluate these data. ^### and ^#### vs. Con; and vs. TGF-β; ^& and ^&&&& vs. UC-MSCs. Con: control; UC-MSCs: umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells; DPSCs: dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells; α-SMA: α-smooth muscle actin.