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. 2018 Apr 19;8:6277. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-24749-6

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Hyperthermia treatment prevented fibrotic change in angiotensin infusion model. (a) Picture of mice undergoing hyperthermia treatment by heating plate. (b) Ang II increased systolic blood pressure (SBP) in mice with or without hyperthermia (normal saline (NS), Ang II infusion (AT) and Ang II infusion with hyperthermia treatment (AT + heat)), (n = 5, ***p < 0.001, ns: no significant difference). (c) Sirius Red staining of heart sections. Scale bars: 600 μm (top), 100 μm (bottom). Representative images of perivascular fibrosis (left) and quantitative analysis of fibrotic area in left ventricle (LV) (right, n = 4–5, ***p < 0.001). (d) Hyperthermia attenuated α-SMA mRNA expression in mice LV (n = 5, *p < 0.05). (e) Immunohistological staining of heart sections for α-SMA (brown). Scale bars: 100 μm. (n = 4, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01).