Patient diagnosis versus mechanical analysis (the Young’s modulus, E) compared with FMT efficiency of the cells.

*Clinical diagnosis was made based on a routine asthma examination.†Elastic modulus values (E) represent mean ± s.d.‡FMT efficiency was measured based on the analysis of the number of cells (%) expressing and incorporating into stress fibers α-SMA after stimulation with TGF-β1 in vitro. These results are in agreement with data published previously (16–17).Patient diagnosis versus mechanical analysis (the Young’s modulus, E) compared with FMT efficiency of the cells.