Table 2.
Correlations between atrial Hsps levels and HSF1 activity, myolysis, apoptosis, interstitial fibrosis and inflammation in RAAs
| Correlation coefficient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsc70 | Hsp70 | Hsp60 | Hsp27 | |
| HSF1 activity | 0.620** | 0.766** | −0.211 | 0.650** |
| Degree of myolysis | −0.073 | −0.114 | 0.204 | −0.512** |
| Ratio of apoptotic cell | −0.634** | −0.758** | 0.537** | −0.420** |
| Cleaved caspase-3 | −0.741** | −0.890** | 0.655** | −0.569** |
| CVF | −0.607** | −0.732** | 0.467** | −0.528** |
| TNF-α | −0.322* | −0.416** | 0.612** | −0.220 |
| IL-6 | −0.218 | −0.403** | 0.582** | −0.177 |
CVF collagen volume fraction
* p < 0.05, **p < 0.01