Figure 2.
Effects of NAC on myocardial cell apoptosis in heart failure. (A) The apoptotic index was determined using the TUNEL assay. Pair-wise multiple comparisons between groups were determined using Bonferroni’s test with α=0.017 adjustment. *P<0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference between the indicated group and the control group; †P<0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference between the indicated group and the HF group. (B) Representative images of the TUNEL analysis from each group are demonstrated (magnification, ×400). NAC, N-acetylcysteine; HF group, untreated heart failure group; TUNEL, Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling.