Research Article

P6 Electroacupuncture Improved QTc Interval Prolongation by Upregulation of Connexin43 in Droperidol Treated Rats

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Effects of P6 EA on Cx43 protein expression in a rat model of droperidol-induced QTc prolongation. (a) Cx43 protein expression. Representative Cx43 protein of rat left ventricle tissues at 120 min after droperidol i.v. with the absence and presence of P6 EA before treatment. (b) Quantitative densitometric analysis of Cx43 protein with GADPH as an internal standard. All values are expressed as mean ± SD; versus droperidol group (D), versus control group (C). C: control group (); D: droperidol group (0.13 mg/kg, ); and E: electroacupuncture on P6 + droperidol ().
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