Fig. 5From: A novel minimally invasive OFM technique with orthotopic transplantation of hUC-MSCs and in vivo monitoring of liver metabolic microenvironment in liver fibrosis treatmentAlterations in fibrotic marker expressions after hUC-MSCs transplantion. A–C Relative expression levels of α-SMA, Collagen I and TGF-β mRNA in four groups. D IHC staining showed alterations in protein levels of α-SMA, collagen I and TGF-β in four groups (magnification ×100, ×400). E Quantification of areas positive for α-SMA, collagen I, and TGF-β protein expressions in all groups by Image J software (n = 6). Data were represented as mean ± SEM (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001)Back to article page