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. 2018 Nov 8;8:16519. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34879-6

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Cardioprotective effects of cardiomyocyte-exosomes depend on p38/MAPK. (a) Analysis of relative phosphorylation in WT1 and Dys1-iCMs reveals that exosome exposure stimulates phosphorylation of p38 MAPK at 30 minutes. n = 9–12/group, *p < 0.05 vs. 0 min. vehicle, **p < 0.05 Dys-iCM vs. WT-iCM, #p = 0.3 vs. vehicle. Blocking p38/MAPK with SB203580 in Dys1-iCMs was associated with (b) increased ROS levels, (c) a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential, (d) early mPTP formation and (e) increased cell death. n = 3/group. *p < 0.05 vehicle stress vs. vehicle no stress, #p < 0.05 exosome exposure vs. vehicle stress, &p < 0.05 inhibitor vs. exosome exposure.