Figure 4

Activation of the PI3K-Akt pathway and expression of integrin β1 in mouse lung tissue after LPS challenge. The p-AKT or integrin β1 in mouse lung tissue was detected by real-time PCR (A) or Western blot (B). P-Akt, which reflected Akt phosphorylation levels, and integrin β1 expression increased significantly 72 hours after LPS challenge and become intensive 4 weeks later. Infection with TLR4-shRNA lentivirus significantly inhibited these changes. BC: blank control group; NC: negative control group; PC: positive control group; TI: TLR4 inhibition group; TI+L: TLR4 inhibition group stimulated with LPS; 3d: specimens were collected 72 hours after LPS (or physiological saline) challenge. 4w: specimens were collected 28 days after LPS (or physiological saline) challenge. Each subgroup contains 6 specimens respectively (n = 6). Results were expressed as mean ± standard deviation indicated with column graph and error bar. Blots were representative of six separate experiments. Statistical significance was defined at p values < 0.05. *: P < 0.05 versus PC; **:P < 0.05 versus TI.