PubMed: 24098479PLoS One

SB431542 (10 µM) or SIS3 (30 µM) blocked TGF-β1-induced COX-2 downregulation. Cells were pretreated for 60 min with the inhibitor, and then incubated with or without TGF-β1 (5 ng/mL) for 24 h.

PubMed: 23430956Carcinogenesis

Representative western blots of E-cadherin, CK18, fibronectin and MMP-9 in HepG2 and BEL7402 cells with or without SIS3.

PubMed: 29743238J Biol Chem

Inhibition of TGFβ signaling blocks Dex-induced intracellular fibronectin co-localization with ER stress markers in primary human TM cells.Primary human TM cells (n= 3 cell strains) were treated with Veh or Dex in the presence or absence of TGFβ-signaling inhibitors (LY364947and SIS3) for 72 h, and cells were stained for fibronectin and KDEL (Triton-permeabilized cells). The Dex-induced intracellular fibronectin load and its co-localization with KDEL were completely blocked by TGFβ-signaling inhibitors.Scale bar= 50 micron.

PubMed: 25793924PLoS One

Effect ofLY364947and SIS3 on the expression of EMT markers altered by TGFβ1, seen by Immunofluorescence.

PubMed: 29207055Int J Mol Med

Localization of p-Smad3 occurs in the cells as shown by immunofluorescence. p-Smad3 is shown in red, TRITC-stained; counterstaining of nuclei with DAPI is shown in blue. Scale bar, 50μm. The cell groups were as follows: control, cells cultured in serum-free DMEM; TGF-β1, cells cultured in serum-free DMEM and exposed to 5 ng/ml TGF-β1; SIS3, cells were treated with 3μM SIS3 (specific inhibitor of Smad3) which was added 4 h prior to 5 ng/ml TGF-β1 exposure. TRITC, tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate; DAPI, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole.

PubMed: 29207055Int J Mol Med

Co-localization of E-cad and α-SMA occurs in A549 cells as determined by immunofluorescent staining. E-cad (green) was present in the cytoplasm, FITC-stained; α-SMA (red) was present in the cytoplasm, TRITC-stained. Cell nuclei were counterstained with DAPI (blue). Scale bar, 40μm. The cell groups were as follows: control, cells cultured in serum-free DMEM; TGF-β1, cells cultured in serum-free DMEM and exposed to 5 ng/ml TGF-β1; SIS3, cells were treated with 3μM SIS3 (specific inhibitor of Smad3) which was added 4 h prior to 5 ng/ml TGF-β1 exposure; BMSCs-CM, BMSCs-CM was added prior to 5 ng/ ml TGF-β1 exposure. E-cad, E-cadherin (E-calcium mucins); α-SMA, α-smooth muscle actin; TRITC, tetramethyl rhodamine isothiocyanate; FITC, fluorescein isothiocyanate; DAPI, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole.