Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Analog Liraglutide Protects against Diabetic Cardiomyopathy by the Inhibition of the Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathway

Figure 5

Semiquantification of mRNA levels of the ER stress-associated genes in the DCM and CON. (a) The ATF4, TRAF2, and splicing XBP1 were separated in 1.4% agarose gels. The relative value of each preparation is calculated by the gray numerical value of each specific product versus that of β-actin. (b) The average data of each preparation are evaluated based on three independent reactions and represented as mean ± S.D. Statistical differences of the data of each preparation compared with that of CON are illustrated as *𝑃<0.05 and **𝑃<0.01, and of DCM are illustrated as ^#𝑃<0.05 and ^##𝑃<0.01, respectively.

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