Table 2.

Echocardiographic parameters of human patients and relative protein levels

	Normal group (n = 15)	Hypertrophic group (n = 15)
IVSd (mm)	8.42 ± 1.29	12.34 ± 1.16***
LVIDd (mm)	49.26 ± 12.62	50.89 ± 8.58
LVIDs (mm)	30.86 ± 8.45	32.62 ± 6.56
LVPWd (mm)	8.67 ± 1.41	12.21 ± 1.02***
EF (%)	65.56 ± 6.54	64.32 ± 6.93
FS (%)	33.76 ± 5.83	34.43 ± 4.87
Relative TR3 level	1.12 ± 0.52	2.76 ± 0.82**
Relative TSC2 level	0.82 ± 0.33	0.29 ± 0.32**

After Western blotting, the protein levels of TR3 and TSC2 were quantified using Photoshop software. The levels of IVSd and LVPWd and the expression level of TR3 were very significantly elevated in the hypertrophic group compared to the normal group; in contrast, the expression level of TSC2 was significantly decreased in hypertrophic group compared to the normal group (***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01).