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. 2018 May 1;8:6801. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-25068-6

Figure 4.

Figure 4

AKAP-12, mitochondrial function and oxidative stress markers in hearts from Aldosterone-salt-treated rats. AKAP-12 immunostaining and protein expression (A,B) in myocardium from Controls, Aldo-salt-treated rats and Aldo-salt + Spiro-treated rats. Total mtDNA expression was measured (C). TAC and peroxide production (D). Oxidative stress markers (E). PGC-1α and PHB expressions (F). PGC-1α immunostaining (G). Magnification of the microphotographs 40x. Histogram bars represent the mean ± SEM of each group of subjects. For Western blot experiments, the blots were cropped, protein densitometry was expressed in arbitrary units (AU) once normalized to β-actin. *p < 0.05 vs Control; $p < 0.05 vs Aldo. AKAP-12, A-kinase anchoring protein 12; Aldo, Aldosterone; Spiro, Spironolactone; Total mtDNA, Total mitochondrial DNA; TAC, Total antioxidant capacity; CML, carboxy-methyl-lysine; MDA, malondialdehyde; PGC-1α, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1 alpha; PHB, prohibitin.