Figure 5.
Effects of sildenafil on protein and gelatinolytic activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in the study groups. (A, B) Representative Western blot analysis for MMP-2, MMP-9 and GAPDH. (C) Representative gelatinolytic activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9, and Western blot analysis for GAPDH. GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase; LETO, Long-Evans Tokushima Otsuka; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; OLETF, Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty.