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. 2023 Jun 24;14:3766. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39506-1

Fig. 2. Loss of Dhh impairs myofiber regeneration.

Fig. 2

a Myofibers of uninjured and 21 days post CTX (cardiotoxin) injury from Dhh−/− and control (ctrl) mice are color-coded based on cross sectional area (CSA; µm2). Scale bar: 250 µm. Bottom Right: Average CSA (µm2) of uninjured (n = 16 TAs) and injured (n = 9 TAs) Dhh−/− compared to uninjured (n = 17 TAs) and injured (n = 14 TAs) control mice. Fiber number distribution based on CSA of Dhh−/− (n = 9 TAs) and ctrl mice (n = 14 TAs) 21 dpi post CTX. *p = 0.03, ***p = 0.001 and ****p ≤ 0.0001. Source data are provided as a Source Data file. b Experimental outline. c Immunofluorescence and quantifications of MYOG+ myoblasts (green) in Dhh−/− (n = 11 TAs) and ctrl mice (n = 8 TAs) at 3 dpi (days post injury) post CTX. Scale bar: 25 µm. MYH+ myofibers (green) in Dhh−/− (n = 6 TAs) and ctrl mice (n = 6 TAs) at 5 dpi post CTX. Scale bar: 250 µm d Model: DHH is required for successful myofiber regeneration. Nuclei were visualized with DAPI (magenta). All data are represented as mean ± SEM. An unpaired two-tailed t test or a one-way ANOVA followed by a Dunnet’s multiple comparison was used.