Research Article

κ Opioid Receptor Agonist Inhibits Myocardial Injury in Heart Failure Rats through Activating Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway and Regulating Ca2+-SERCA2a

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κ-OR agonist inhibited oxidative stress injury and reduced cardiomyocyte apoptosis in HF rats. (a) The expression of ROS in rats detected by IF (μm). (b) Contents of oxidative stress factors (MDA, SOD, and CAT) in plasma detected by ELISA. (c) The rat myocardial apoptosis rate detected by TUNEL staining (μm). (d) The expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins, Bax and Bcl-2, determined by Western Blotting; .
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