Thyroxine Affects Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Macrophage Differentiation and Myocardial Cell Apoptosis via the NF-κB p65 Pathway Both In Vitro and In Vivo

Table 2

Effects of thyroidectomy on cardiac function in LPS-treated mice.

	Control	Surgery	LPS	LPS+Surgery
HR (bpm)				^#
LVEDD (mm)				4
LVEDS (mm)				^#
LVPWD (mm)
LVPWS (mm)				^#
LVEDV (μl)				^#
LVESV (μl)				^#
LVEF (%)				^#
FS (%)				^#

HR: heat rate; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVEDS: left ventricular end-systolic dimension; LVPWD: left ventricular posterior wall end-diastolic dimension; LVPWS: left ventricular posterior wall end-systolic dimension; LVEDV: left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVESV: left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; FS: fraction shortening. for each group; vs. the control group; vs. the LPS group.