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 8

Effects of fecal transplantation from XQLT-treated rats on systolic blood pressure and body weight. Compared to that from rats in the FMT HS group, fecal transfer from rats in the NS group or the XQLT group reduced the increase in (a) systolic blood pressure and delayed the loss of (b) body weight. 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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