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. 2017 Oct 4;16(6):8953–8963. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7714

Figure 5.

Figure 5.

SO2 reduces cardiomyocyte apoptosis in diabetic rats. (A) Representative photomicrographs of heart tissues showing TUNEL-positive (apoptotic) myocardiocytes. Images were acquired at ×400 magnification. Expression levels of (B) Bax, (C) Bcl-2, (D) caspase-3 and (E) caspase-9 in each group. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n=3). *P<0.05 vs. control group; #P<0.05 vs. STZ group. SO2, sulfur dioxide; STZ, streptozotocin; HDX, L-Aspartic acid β-hydroxamate.