Research Article

Edaravone Improves Septic Cardiac Function by Inducing an HIF-1α/HO-1 Pathway

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H&E staining of the myocardium and indices of cardiac function in septic rats. Edaravone (EDA) at low (L), medium (M), or high (H) dose was injected intravenously 10 minutes before CLP, respectively. Myocardium architecture was visualized by (a) H&E staining. Cardiac function was demonstrated in terms of (b) left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP), (c) left ventricular end diastolic pressure (LVEDP), (d) maximal slope of left ventricular systolic pressure increment (+dP/dtmax), and (e) maximal slope of left ventricular diastolic pressure decrement (−dP/dtmax). versus Sham. versus CLP. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. per group.
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