Figure 4.
Effect of GDM on the ROS level in offspring. Heart tissues were isolated from male offspring. (A) ROS levels in the left ventricle (LV) tissues isolated from both control (□) and STZ-treated (■) groups were measured using in vitro ROS/RNS assay kit. (B) NOX1, 2, and 4 protein abundances in the LV tissues isolated from both control (□) and STZ-treated (■) groups were determined by Western blot analysis. Their protein densities were normalized to internal control (GAPDH). (C) After NAC pretreatment, ROS levels in the LV tissues isolated from both control (□) and STZ-treated (■) groups were measured using in vitro ROS/RNS assay kit. Data are means ± SEM (n=4 animals/group). *P < 0.05 vs. control, as determined by Student's t-test.