buffer and RIPA buffer (1% Triton X-100 in PBS with 10 mM
EDTA, 150 mN NaCl, 1% sodium deoxycholate and
0.1% SDS) and sonicated. Samples were resolved by SDS–PAGE
and probed by immunoblotting. The band intensities in the western blots were
determined by ImageJ software. Immunoblotting was performed with antibodies
against phospho-NFκB p65, NFκB (Cell Signaling,
#3034), α-SMA, Fibulin-5, Smad2/3 (Cell Signaling,
#5678), phospho-Smad2 (Ser465/467)/Smad3 (Ser423/425) (Cell Signaling,
#8823), FAK (Cell Signaling, #3285), phospho-FAK (Tyr 397, Cell
Signaling, #3283) and tubulin (Sigma-Aldrich, clone B-5-1-2). Primary
antibodies were used at 1:1,000 dilution and horse radish peroxidase-conjugated
secondary antibodies (Jackson Immunoresearch) were used at 1:10,000
dilution.