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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2020 Mar;75(3):211–221. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000778

Fig.7.

Fig.7.

Effect of SDX on MMP levels in stretched veins. Vein tissue homogenates from rat IVC rings under 0.5g-resting tension, or extended 2g-stretch, or extended 2g-stretch plus SDX (0.5mg/ml) were prepared for Western blot analysis using antibodies to MMP-2 (1:1000) and MMP-9 (1:1000). The optical density of immunoreactive bands corresponding to pro-MMP-2 (A), pro-MMP-9 (B), MMP-2 (C) and MMP-9 (D) was measured using ImageJ and normalized to β-actin. Bar graphs represent means±SEM, n=4. * Significantly different (P<0.05) in veins under extended 2g-stretch versus control veins under 0.5g-resting tension. # Significantly different (P<0.05) in veins subjected to extended 2g-stretch plus SDX versus veins subjected to extended 2g-stretch alone. ‡ Significantly different (P<0.05) in veins subjected to extended 2g-stretch plus SDX versus control veins under 0.5g-resting tension.