Research Article

Nrf2/Keap1/ARE Signaling Mediated an Antioxidative Protection of Human Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cells of Fetal Origin in Alveolar Epithelial Cells

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The inhibition of the Nrf2-Keap1-ARE signaling pathway led to an induction of cell apoptosis in H2O2-injured A549 cells. A549 cells (/well) were exposed to hfPMSC-CM (passage 3) or hfPMSC-CM collected from P3 cell cultures exposed to Nrf2 inhibitor ML385 for 24 h, prior to being treated with 600 μmol/L H2O2 for 24 h. (a) Immunoblotting assay determined the abundance of caspase 3, Nrf2, and Keap1 proteins. (b–d) Semiquantitative analysis of proteins of interest by densitometry assay in (a). Data represented the from three independent triplicated experiments (, -test). vs. the control group; vs. the H2O2 group; vs. the fPMSC-CM group.
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