Astragaloside IV Exerts a Myocardial Protective Effect against Cardiac Hypertrophy in Rats, Partially via Activating the Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway

Figure 1

Cardiac function in the 5 experimental groups after intervention for 8 weeks. (a, b) Representative M-mode LV echocardiographs and mitral velocity profiles of the 5 experimental groups after intervention ( for the 5 experimental groups). (c, d) Quantitative data are presented as the . vs. the sham operation group; ^# vs. the AAC group. (e) Serum BNP concentrations of the 5 experimental groups. Quantitative data are shown as the ( for the 5 experimental groups). (f–h) Representative blots of BNP and ANP, and the intensity normalized against GAPDH, in the LV myocardium in the 5 groups ( for the 5 experimental groups). Quantitative data are presented as the . vs. the sham operation group, ^# vs. the AAC group.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)