Figure 3.
Effect of cell-based gene transfer on right ventricle function. (A) Index of right ventricular hypertrophy (RVHI%) in the Ctr, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs), ADSCs-V and ADSCs-adiponectin (APN) groups. *P<0.05 vs. Ctr group; #P<0.05 vs. PAH group. (B) Pulmonary artery acceleration time (PAAT) by pulsed wave-Doppler echocardiography. Representative pulmonary artery flow in the short axis view at the level of the parasternal in the Ctr, PAH, ADSCs, ADSCs-V and ADSCs-APN groups.