Research Article

Comparative In Vitro Effects of Calcineurin Inhibitors on Functional Vascular Relaxations of Both Rat Thoracic and Abdominal Aorta

Figure 2

The panel compares the CRC to sodium nitroprusside (SNP) determined in PE (1 μM)-constricted thoracic ((a) and (b) panels) and abdominal ((c) and (d) panels) aortic rings in the presence or absence of cyclosporine (CsA—1 mg/mL) and tacrolimus (Tac—0.1 mg/mL). Each data point is mean ± SEM value obtained from aortic rings isolated from 6 rats.
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(a) Thoracic Aorta
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(b) Thoracic Aorta
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(c) Abdominal Aorta
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(d) Abdominal Aorta