Fasting Therapy Contributes to the Improvement of Endothelial Function and Decline in Vascular Injury-Related Markers in Overweight and Obese Individuals via Activating Autophagy of Endothelial Progenitor Cells

<div>Autophagy level of EPCs. (a) The autophagy fluorescence intensity under a confocal microscope. (b) The mean level of fluorescence intensity. (c) The protein bands of Beclin1, Atg5, and LC3. (d) The mean level of Beclin1/ACTB, Atg5/ACTB, and LC3 II/I ratio.</div>

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Figure 6: Fasting Therapy Contributes to the Improvement of Endothelial Function and Decline in Vascular Injury-Related Markers in Overweight and Obese Individuals via Activating Autophagy of Endothelial Progenitor Cells 

Figure 6 | Fasting Therapy Contributes to the Improvement of Endothelial Function and Decline in Vascular Injury-Related Markers in Overweight and Obese Individuals via Activating Autophagy of Endothelial Progenitor Cells 