Fig. 5. Effect of ASC-C conditioned medium (CM) on the activation of hepatic stellate cells. (A-B) Western blot results of total protein of LX2 cells treated with TGF-β and CM from ASCs, ASC-C and untreated cells (Veh = Vehicle) for 5 days and untreated LX2 cells (C = control). (C) Quantitative analysis of western blot results. The individual values were normalized to α-actin. n = 4 per group. **p<0.01.