Fig. 2.

Heat stress induces the expression of Hsp-72. a Western blots comparing the endogenous expression of Hsp-60, Hsc-70, and Hsp-72 in two representative organs, namely liver and adrenal from sham control, moderate heatstroke, and severe heatstroke baboons. GADPH was used as internal control to correct for loading efficiency. b Densitometric analysis of Hsp-72 induction from Western blots. The autoradiographs were scanned and the relative intensity of Hsp-72 was determined after GAPDH correction. The data are presented as Hsp-72 induction fold relative to sham control. For each organ, the Western blot was done in triplicate in at least two baboons for each group. P values indicate the degree of significance of Hsp-72 induction between different groups using Student’s t test. NS not significant