Research Paper Volume 12, Issue 13 pp 12669—12683

Figure 2. TXNIP knockdown impedes myocardial remodeling of rats with I/R. (A) TXNIP expression in myocardium determined by RT-qPCR. (B) TXNIP protein expression in myocardium normalized to GAPDH determined by Western blot analysis. (C) The myocardial infarct size detected by TTC staining. (D) The myocardial collagen detected by Masson's staining (200 ×). (E) The cardiomyocyte apoptosis detected by TUNEL staining (400 ×). (F) The protein expression of apoptosis-related factors (c-Jun, Bax and Bcl-2) normalized to GAPDH determined by Western blot analysis. * p < 0.05 vs. the sham group (sham-operated rats); # p < 0.05 vs. the I/R + sh-NC group (I/R rats treated with sh-NC). Measurement data were presented as mean ± standard deviation. Comparison between two groups was analyzed by non-paired t-test. n = 12.