Journal: The FASEB Journal
Article Title: Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 Controls Abdominal Aortic Aneurism Formation via the Modulation of TGF ‐β/Smad2/3 Signaling in Mice
doi: 10.1096/fj.202403133RR
Figure Lengend Snippet: EGCG decreased H 2 O 2 ‐induced extracellular matrix protein turnover‐related targeted proteins expressions in MAVSMCs treated with PAI‐1 inhibitor and plPAI‐1. (A, B) Representative Western Blotting images and quantitative data for the levels of collagen I, collagen III, TGF‐β, and p‐Smad2/3 proteins in Cont, H 2 O 2 , H 2 O 2 + PAI‐039, H 2 O 2 + PAI‐039 + EGCG groups ( n = 3/group). (C, D) Representative Western Blotting images and quantitative data for the levels of collagen I, collagen III, TGF‐β, and p‐Smad2/3 proteins in Cont, H 2 O 2 , H 2 O 2 + pl‐PAI‐1, H 2 O 2 + EGCG groups ( n = 3/group). Data are mean ± SEM. Statistical significance was assessed by 1‐way ANOVA for B and D. NC indicates negative control. PAI‐039 indicates PAI‐1 inhibitor. pl‐PAI‐1 indicates PAI‐1 overexpression.
Article Snippet: Tiplaxtinin (PAI‐039, APExBIO, Houston, USA) known as a PAI‐1 inhibitor was applied to VSMC experiments at indicated concentration (10 μM).
Techniques: Western Blot, Negative Control, Over Expression