Research Article

Nonclassical Axis of the Renin-Angiotensin System and Neprilysin: Key Mediators That Underlie the Cardioprotective Effect of PPAR-Alpha Activation during Myocardial Ischemia in a Metabolic Syndrome Model

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Effect of fenofibrate on the expression of renin-angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and ACE2. The expression was evaluated in the left ventricles from the control (CT) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) rats subjected to sham (Sh) or myocardial infarction (MI) and treated for two weeks with either vehicle (V) or fenofibrate (F). (a) Representative western blot analysis. (b) ACE protein expression. (c) ACE2 protein expression. Data represent ( per group). vs. CT-Sh; Δ vs. CT-Sh; Σ vs. MetS-Sh; # vs. CT-MI-V; & vs. MetS-MI-V. Analysis of variance-Newman-Keuls.
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