Effect of Astragalus Polysaccharides on Cardiac Dysfunction in db/db Mice with Respect to Oxidant Stress

Figure 1

Effects of APS on left ventricular hematodynamics in db/db mice. After anesthetization, two-dimensional targeted M-mode echocardiography images were taken, and left ventricular hemodynamic parameters were measured in C57BJ/6J mice and db/db mice with or without APS treatment (n=6 per group). (a)~(c) Representative M-mode echocardiographic images. (d)~(f) Left ventricular hematodynamic parameters. LVEDD: left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVESD: left ventricular end-systolic diameter; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction. Values were presented as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM). P<0.05 versus C57BJ/6J control mice, and #P<0.05 versus db/db mice.

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