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Fig. 3

From: TGF-β pathway activation by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) fibroblast derived soluble factors is mediated by IL-6 trans-signaling

Fig. 3

Phosphorylated and total Smad3 are overexpressed in IPF-HLFs. Protein interaction networks were constructed using STRING (http://string-db.org/) a. Proteins and RNA were extracted from human lung fibroblasts from patients with IPF (IPF-HLF) or control donors (N-HLF). phospho and total Smad3 protein levels were tested using Western Blot b-c. Smad3 d and soluble IL-6R e mRNA levels were measured by qPCR. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001 (n ≥ 4)

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Respiratory Research

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