Research Article
Thymosin β4 Protects against Cardiac Damage and Subsequent Cardiac Fibrosis in Mice with Myocardial Infarction
Figure 5
AAV-Tβ4 alleviates ligation-induced heart fibrosis in mice. Detection of cardiac hydroxyproline content (a), fibrosis score (b), HE staining (c), and Masson staining (d) in the NS, AMI, AMI + AAV-LacZ, and AMI + AAV-Tβ4 groups. Expression of α-SMA in the mouse heart tissues detected by rt-PCR (e), Western blot (f), and immunohistochemistry (g). Scare μm.
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