Cardiac ischemia in rabbits reduces mature ERG protein expression and increases the expression of calpain, matriptase-2, and MMP-2.
A and B, Western blots of ventricular tissue from control (Ctrl) or ischemic (Isc) rabbit hearts showing that 24-h ischemia significantly decreases the 155-kDa ERG expression (n = 3) but not KCNQ1 expression (n = 3). C–E, Western blots demonstrating that ventricular tissue from ischemic rabbit hearts contains significantly elevated levels of calpain (CAPN; n = 4), matriptase-2 (Matr-2; n = 4), and MMP-2 (n = 6) compared with control. Actin was used as a loading control. The band intensities are normalized to their respective controls and shown as relative values below corresponding Western blot images. *, p < 0.05 versus control; **, p < 0.01 versus control. Error bars, S.E.