Extracorporeal Shock Waves Increase Markers of Cellular Proliferation in Bronchial Epithelium and in Primary Bronchial Fibroblasts of COPD Patients

Figure 5

TGFβ1 mRNA (a, b, c) and protein (d, e, f) expression after ESW treatment in primary bronchial fibroblasts of COPD patients (a, d), primary bronchial fibroblasts of control smokers (b, e), and bronchial epithelial cells (c, f). In primary bronchial fibroblasts of control smokers, TGFβ1 increased at protein level at 72 h (e). T-test was used for comparative purposes, and values are reported in the graphs.

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