Figure 5

IGF-1 treatment increases αSMA stress fibers. A. MLF treated with IGF-1 (100 ng/ml), TGF-β1 (10 ng/ml) or IGF-1/TGF-β1 (100 ng/ml and 10 ng/ml, respectively) with or without A12 (40 μg/ml) for 24 hr. Negative control is serum free media. Cells were co-stained for F-actin (red) and αSMA (green). B. The mean ratio (±SEM) of αSMA stress fiber (+) fibroblasts over all F-actin (+) fibroblasts is presented in the bar graph. * p < 0.05 compared to serum-free control. ** p < <0.01 compared to serum-free control.