Xiao-Qing-Long Tang Prevents Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy, Fibrosis, and the Development of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Faction in Rats by Modulating the Composition of the Gut Microbiota

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Effect of fecal transposition from XQLT-treated rats on the small intestine. (a) HE staining of the small intestine. (b) The expression of ZO-1 in the intestinal mucosa was assessed using qRT-PCR and was compared with that in the FMT NS group. (c) The levels of serum endotoxin. The data are presented as the mean± SD (n=5 rats per group). p < 0.05 and p < 0.01 compared with the FMT NS group; p <0.05 and p <0.01 compared with the FMT HS group.

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