Figure 5.

Effect of IMD on protein expression levels of TH, GAP43 and NGF following myocardial infarction. (A) Representative western blot images and quantification of (B) TH, (C) GAP43 and (D) NGF protein expression levels in the peri-infarct zone. GAPDH served as an internal control. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. *P<0.05 vs. sham group; ^#P<0.05 vs. HF group. TH, tyrosine hydroxylase; GAP43, growth associated protein 43; IMD, intermedin; HF, heart failure; NGF, nerve growth factor.