FIGURE 4.

GDF11 restrained synthetic phenotype and inflammation. (A) Representative images of immunofluorescence staining for ACTA2 (Red), Elastin (Green) and DAPI (Blue) in the thoracic aortic tissues of TAD mice with or without GDF11 treatment. Scale bar = 50 μm. (B) Western blotting experiment for MMP‐2, MMP‐3 and MMP‐9 levels in thoracic aortic tissues of TAD mice. (C) Western blotting experiment for TNF‐α and IL‐6 levels in thoracic aortic tissues. Data are presented as Mean ± SD (n = 6). **P < .01 vs TAD group