Fig. 6
ADSC transplantation alleviates liver fibrosis in CCl4-injured T2D rats. Serum levels of collagen type IV (a) and hyaluronic acid (b) after ADSC transplantation. The relative mRNA expression of α-SMA (c) and COL1A1 (d), as well as MMP2 (e) and TIMP2 (f) in the liver tissues after ADSC transplantation (n = 6 per group; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01). ADSCs adipose tissue-derived stem cells, α-SMA alpha smooth muscle actin, COL1A1 collagen type I alpha 1, MMP2 matrix metalloproteinase 2, TIMP2 tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2