Research Article

Vanillic Acid Alleviates Acute Myocardial Hypoxia/Reoxygenation Injury by Inhibiting Oxidative Stress

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Vanillic acid (VA) pretreatment inhibits apoptosis in H9c2 cells exposed to hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R), while AMPKα2-siRNA abrogates this effect. (a) H9c2 cells were sectioned and analysed for apoptosis using TUNEL staining. The panels show representative histological images. (b) The number of apoptotic cells evaluated by TUNEL is expressed as a percentage. Data are expressed as the , . vs. control group; ▲▲ vs. H/R group; vs. VA+H/R group.
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