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. 2021 Sep 16;12(10):852. doi: 10.1038/s41419-021-04143-3

Fig. 3. The pyroptosis signaling pathway is activated with the AMI development.

Fig. 3

A, B GSEA results: pyroptosis-related genes are upregulated in the infarcted myocardia at 24 h (A) and 72 h (B) of AMI model. C qRT-PCR results show the continuously increased expression levels of the representative pyroptosis marker genes along the AMI development (n = 3, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, Student’s t test). D Western blotting shows the continuously increased protein levels of PRO-CASP1 and ACT-CASP1 along the AMI development. E The continuously increased activity of the pyroptosis marker gene Caspase1 during the AMI development (n = 3, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, Student’s t test). F Electronic microscopic results show the morphologic changes in the AMI samples compared to the sham samples. Arrows indicate pyroptotic bodies (Bar = 1 μm). G The network composed of the pyroptosis signaling pathway genes indicates the active interactions. n.s. not significant.