Combined Beta-Agonists and Corticosteroids Do Not Inhibit Extracellular Matrix Protein Production In Vitro

Figure 2

Effect of combined corticosteroids and LABAs on the release of IL-6 in the absence (a) or presence of TGF𝛽 (b) for 48 hrs respectively. Data are mean ± SEM from 𝑛=6 asthmatic (grey boxes) and 𝑛=8 nonasthmatic (white boxes) ASM cell lines. Significantly different from nondrug-treated control *𝑃<0.05, ^#𝑃<0.005, ^$𝑃<0.001. F: formoterol, B: budesonide.

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