Figure 1.

Expression of SOX2‐OT and NLRP3 is increased in rats with VA‐HF. (A) SOX2‐OT expression measured by qRT‐PCR. (B) NLRP3, ASC, caspase‐1, IL‐1β, and TGF‐β1 expression measured by Western blot analysis. GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3‐phosphate dehydrogenase; HF, heart failure; IL‐1β, interleukin‐1β; NLRP3, nucleotide‐binding oligomerization domain‐like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3; qRT‐PCR, quantitative reverse transcriptase‐polymerase chain reaction; SOX2‐OT, SOX2‐overlapping transcripts; TGF‐β1, transforming growth factor‐β1; VA, ventricular arrhythmia. *p < .05 (n = 6 per group)