Fig. 6From: PRDX1 negatively regulates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis via inhibiting the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and lung fibroblast proliferation in vitro and in vivoEffect of BLM on lethality and pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Lung fibrosis was induced in mice by intratracheal administration of BLM (5 mg/kgBW in 50 μL PBS) for 21 days. A Analysis of mouse mortality. B Mouse body temperature. C Body weight of mice. D Serum TGF-β1 levels in mice were estimated by ELISA. E Degree of pulmonary fibrosis in mice as determined by H&E staining. F The kidney, liver, and spleen samples of mice analysed by H&E staining. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001. BLM bleomycin, PBS phosphate-buffered saline, TGF-β1 transforming growth factor β1, ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, H&E haematoxylin and eosinBack to article page