FIGURE 1.
Triptolide attenuated the hypertrophic response of neonatal rat ventricular myocytes. Hypertrophic response of neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVM) was induced by angiotensin II (Ang II). (A) NRVM treated with Ang II (1 μmol/L) and triptolide (TP) for 24 h, stained with rhodamine-phalloidin (bar = 50 μm); (B) cell size (n = 50 cells in each group); (C) β-MHC mRNA expression determined using Real-time PCR (n = 4); (D) β-MHC expression level determined using Western blotting (n = 4). The data are presented as mean ± SEM, ∗∗p < 0.01 compared with the control group; #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01 compared with the Ang II-treated group (one-way ANOVA).