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Fig. 4

From: The effects of inhaling hydrogen gas on macrophage polarization, fibrosis, and lung function in mice with bleomycin-induced lung injury

Fig. 4

Western blot evaluation of extracellular matrix component proteins. a Western blot evaluation of fibronectin, type 1 collagen (COL1), alpha-smooth muscle actin (αSMA) and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). The original, full-length blot images are shown in Supplementary Information. b The band intensity of fibronectin evaluated as a ratio to GAPDH. Inhaling hydrogen gas may decrease the production of fibronectin in lung (p = 0.069). SA, saline administration and air inhalation, n = 6; SH, saline administration and hydrogen inhalation, n = 6; BA, bleomycin administration and air inhalation, n = 11, BH, bleomycin administration and hydrogen inhalation, n = 11. NS: not significant, **p < 0.01. Error bars: 95% CI

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