Histological scores for the presence of (A) macrophages, (B) hemorrhage, and (C) cell degeneration after 75 min of LAD occlusion and 14 days of reperfusion with and without Ad5Luc infusion (n=8). The highest score was <2 in all these studies. The ischemic AAR zone and the border zone (BZ) showed a higher score than the NIZ, right atrium (RA), and RV for the presence of macrophages, hemorrhage, and cell degeneration. The difference between the control and Ad5Luc group was not statistically significant for the presence of macrophages and cell degeneration, but was significantly lower in the Ad5Luc group for hemorrhage (***p<0.001). Values are presented as mean±SEM.