Research Article

Ventilation-Like Mechanical Strain Modulates the Inflammatory Response of BEAS2B Epithelial Cells

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Effect of cyclic strain on superoxide radical synthesis. (a) Representative images of DHE-stained control BEAS2B epithelial cells () and cells subjected to sinusoidal () or rectangular () cyclic strain for 4 h. (b) Corresponding densitometry analysis. Box plots indicate median, upper/lower quartile, and bars with minimal/maximal values (or median and range for ). Statistics: analysis of variance (Tukey’s post hoc test). vs. control; vs. rectangular.
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