Research Article

Mild Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Reduces the Susceptibility of the Heart to Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury: Identification of Underlying Gene Expression Changes

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Histological analysis (Masson’s trichrome staining). Histological examination of the myocardium stained with Masson’s trichrome (magnification ×100, scale bar: 100 μm). Data is presented as mean ± SEM. versus W; versus GK; versus W + MI. MI indicates myocardial infarction; GK: Goto-Kakizaki; W: Wistar. Masson’s trichrome staining (grade 0 indicates normal tissue showing no fibrotic region; grade 1 indicates mild fibrosis; grade 2 indicates moderate fibrosis, and grade 3 indicates severe fibrosis).