Aortic Remodelling Is Improved by 2,3,5,4′-Tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-D-glucoside Involving the Smad3 Pathway in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Figure 2

THSG inhibited vascular-remodelling-related gene expression. Total RNA was extracted from rat aortas by using Invitrogen TRIzol reagent. ((a) to (l)) COL1A2, ACTCA, TIMP1, CCL3, IGFBP1, ECE1, KLF5, MYL1, WISP2, COL3A1, BMP4, and FN1 mRNA expression was measured using a Maxima SYBR Green qPCR Master Mix kit. Data are normalised to GAPDH mRNA expression levels (). Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. versus WKY, versus WKY, versus SHRs; versus SHRs.

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