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

Figure 7

Effect of XQLT on the gut microbiota. (a) Nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS), (b) principal component analysis (PCA), and (c) principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) were performed between the NS group, the HS group, and the XQLT group. (d) Composition of the bacteria at the genus level. (e) LEfSe analysis of the bacterial taxa between the HS group and the XQLT group. (f, g, h) The levels of (f) acetate, (g) propionate, and (h) butyrate in feces. The data are presented as the mean± SD (n=6 rats per group). p < 0.05 and p < 0.01 compared with the NS group; p <0.05 and p <0.01 compared with the HS group.

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