Fig. 1

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced type II alveolar epithelial cells (AECII)-to-type I alveolar epithelial cells (AECI) markers of differentiation. Semi-quantification of E-cadherin, surfactant protein C (SPC), claudin 4 (CLDN-4), galectin 3 (LGALS-3), podoplanin (T1α), and p53 in MLE-12 cells by western blot after 0 μg/mL (control), 0.1 μg/mL (LPS/L), or 1 μg/mL (LPS/H) of LPS exposure for A 6 h and B 12 h. All data are presented as mean ± SD with a minimum of three independent experiments. An ANOVA with Dunnett’s post hoc test was used. ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001, **** p < 0.0001