Figure 4.
Quantitative optical density of MCP-1 mRNA in control hearts and those hearts obtained from ALDO-, ALDO + Spi-, ALDO + PDTC-, and ALDO + NAC-treated rats for 4 weeks. Compared to controls, MCP-1 mRNA was markedly increased in ALDO-treated rats, which was prevented by co-treatment with either Spi, PDTC, or NAC. *, P < 0.01 compared to controls; †, P < 0.01 compared to ALDO-treated rats.