Research Article
The Combination of Electroacupuncture and Massage Therapy Alleviates Myofibroblast Transdifferentiation and Extracellular Matrix Production in Blunt Trauma-Induced Skeletal Muscle Fibrosis
Figure 5
Effect of different treatments on mRNA expression of TGF-β1, CTGF, MMP-1, and TIMP-1 in the skeletal muscle fibrosis rats. The mRNA expression of TGF-β1 (a), CTGF (b), MMP-1 (c), and TIMP-1 (d) was analyzed by real-time PCR normalized to GAPDH. and vs. control. and (n = 4) vs. model.
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