Fig. 6.
RBC from anaemic and eNOS deficient mice impair the recovery of LV function after ischemia/reperfusion. a Blood samples from anaemic WT mice and non-anaemic eNOS−/− mice deteriorated in b left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP), c maximum rate of pressure increase (dP/dtmax) and d (dP/dtmin), as compared to sham mice (I). These effects were all specific for RBC (II). Control experiments revealed the cardioprotective effects of RBC from sham mice in recipient hearts after ischaemia/reperfusion (III). Data are mean ± SD from n = 7–11 (sham), n = 7–10 (anaemia), n = 6–8 (eNOS −/−) and n = 5 (buffer) mice/group