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. 2020 Jul 21;11(7):554. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-02765-7

Fig. 6. Autophagy activation improved cardiac damage.

Fig. 6

ac Autophagy inducer rapamycin attenuated cardiac injury induced by p21 downregulation. Relative mRNA level of TNFα, SOD2, and NOX2 in the indicated groups of NRCMs (a, n = 6). Representative western blot analysis of p-mTOR, mTOR, LC3B, p62, and GAPDH in NRCMs (b, n = 6). Cardiac EF was measured by echocardiography in the indicated mouse hearts (c, n = 6). d, e p21 overexpression activated autophagy flux and attenuated inflammation and oxidative stress induced by LPS. Representative western blot analysis of p21, LC3, p62, and GAPDH in NRCMs (d, n = 6) and relative mRNA levels of TNFα and SOD2 in NRCMs (e, n = 6). *p < 0.05 versus Ctrl group, #p < 0.05 versus corresponding LPS group.