Fig. 1
From: TGF-β3 regulates adhesion formation through the JNK/c-Jun pathway during flexor tendon healing
Temporal Expressions of TGF-β3, TGF-β1/2, Smad3, and Smad7 in flexor tendon tissue of post-injury healing models. (A) Relative mRNA expressions of TGF-β3, TGF-β1/2, Smad3 and Smad7 in FDL tendon tissues by RT-qPCR. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, vs. day 3. (B) Protein bands for TGF-β3, TGF-β1/2, Smad3, Smad7 and β-actin by western blotting assay. (C) Relative protein expressions of TGF-β3, TGF-β1/2, Smad3 and Smad7 in FDL tendon tissues by western blotting assay. Expression was normalized to β-actin. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, vs. day 3; #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01, vs. day 7. n = 6 for each group