Deletion of Metallothionein Exacerbates Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Oxidative and Inflammatory Injury in Aorta

Figure 6

MT-KO mice exhibited earlier and more severe IH-induced aortic apoptosis. The apoptotic cell was examined by TUNEL staining followed by semiquantitative analysis. Data were presented as means ± SDs (). versus WT/C; ^# versus WT/IH. Bar = 50 μM.