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Figure 7

From: Visfatin induces MUC8 and MUC5B expression via p38 MAPK/ROS/NF-κB in human airway epithelial cells

Figure 7

The effect of visfatin on MUC8 and MUC5B expression in normal nasal epithelial cells. (A) RT-PCR showed that a significant increase of MUC8 and MUC5B mRNA expression by treatment with all dosages of visfatin. (B) RT-PCR showed that visfatin-induced MUC8 and MUC5B mRNA expression were significantly attenuated by pretreatment with SB203580 as a p38 MAPK inhibitor. Images are representative of three separate experiments performed in triplicate. Bars indicate the mean ± S.D. of three independent experiments performed in triplicate. *P < 0.05 compared with zero value. **P < 0.05 compared with visfatin alone.

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