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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2010 Jun 8;49(4):625–638. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2010.05.014

Fig. 5.

Fig. 5

BFT prevents cardiomyocyte apoptosis and reduces fibrotic remodelling. (A) Representative microphotographs and bar graphs showing the effect of BFT on cardiomyocyte apoptosis after MI. Cardiomyocytes were identified by their positivity for α-sarcomeric actin. Scale bars are 50 μm. The white dotted line delimits the border zone. (B) Representative microphotographs and bar graphs showing scar size assessed by Azan Mallory staining (mid-ventricular sections) at 2 weeks after MI. Fibrotic tissue stains blue. Values are mean±standard deviation. *P<0.01 and **P<0.001 versus vehicle-treated non-diabetic (NDV) mice; #P<0.01 versus vehicle-treated diabetic (DV) mice. Each group consisted of 5 mice.