Research Article

Abatacept: A Promising Repurposed Solution for Myocardial Infarction-Induced Inflammation in Rat Models

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Effect of Abatacept on Apoptosis in IR injury model of myocardial infarction. (a) Immunohistochemical analysis of bax, Bcl−2 and Caspase−3; (b) immuno-blot analysis of bax, Bcl-2, Caspase-3, and Bcl-2/Bax ratio. (c) TUNEL assay. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 3 in each group. , , and . IR-C, ischemia-reperfusion control; Telmi10+IR, telmisartan 10 mg/kg+ischemia reperfusion; ABT5+IR, Abatacept 5 mg/kg+ischemia reperfusion; TUNEL, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling.
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