Role of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in the pulmonary fibrosis induced by paraquat in rats

Jian-hua Yi, Zhao-cai Zhang, Mei-bian Zhang, Xin He, Hao-ran Lin, Hai-wen Huang, Hai-bin Dai, Yu-wen Huang

Table 2 Correlation analysis of gene expression levels between EMT-markers and regulators of signaling pathway

Parameters α-SMA E-cadherin Slug Twist TGF-β1 Smad2 Wnt2 β-catenin α-SMA 1 - - - - - - - E-cadherin -0.818* 1 - - - - - - Slug 0.869* -0.752* 1 - - - - - Twist 0.922* -0.845* 0.960# 1 - - - - TGF-β1 0.955# -0.909# 0.822* 0.863* 1 - - - Smad2 0.894* -0.818* 0.971# 0.993# 0.971* 1 - - Wnt2 0.869* -0.942# 0.521 0.646 0.800 0.601 1 - β-catenin 0.797 -0.853* 0.447 0.579 0.679 0.533 0.959# 1