Acute Exercise-Induced Mitochondrial Stress Triggers an Inflammatory Response in the Myocardium via NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation with Mitophagy

Figure 5

To investigate the inflammatory response in the myocardium, the expressions of NLRP3 and its target IL-1β were determined. The data showed that the expressions of NLRP3 and IL-1β were upregulated in the early stage of both acute exercise and its recovery ((a) and (b)). Each bar represents the mean ± SEM of a treatment group (). and versus RC group.

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