Fig. 7From: Therapeutic effects of bone marrow-derived mononuclear cells from healthy or silicotic donors on recipient silicosis micemRNA levels of type III and I procollagens, MMP-9 in lung tissue. Real-time RT-PCR analysis of mRNA of (a) type III and (b) type I procollagen, and (c) matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9. Values are means ± SD. n = 8 animals in each group. *Significantly different from C-Sal (P < 0.05). #Significantly different from Sil-Sal (P < 0.05). BMMC bone marrow mononuclear cells, C control, Sal saline, SIL silicotic mice, sil treated with BMMCs derived from silicotic donorsBack to article page