Figure 2.

Influence of 1–100 mg/L PSS on postischemic recovery of cardiac function. The postischemic recovery of (A) left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP), (B) left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP), and (C and D) maximum rate of intraventricular pressure development and relaxation (dp/dt_max, dp/dt_min) in the isolated hearts are shown for the 0, 1, 3, 10, 30, and 100 mg/L PSS experimental groups (n=8 in each group). Data are expressed as a percentage of the pre-ischemic value and are presented as mean±SD. ^bP<0.05, ^cP<0.01 vs ischemia control group.