Figure 2.
IL‐7 knockout attenuates myocardial I/R injury. The heart tissues of mice were harvested and being analysed at 24 h after reperfusion; (A, B) Representative images of left ventricular (LV) slices in normal mouse (WT) and IL‐7 knockout (IL‐7‐/‐) mouse at 24 hours after reperfusion (A), and the infract size of LV (white) is statistically compared (B); (C‐G) Serum troponin T (C), ejection fraction (D), fraction shortening (E), left ventricular end‐diastolic pressure (LVEDP) (F) and maximum systolic blood pressure (dP/dtmax) (G) in WT and IL‐7‐/‐ mouse at 24 hours after reperfusion. Data shown are mean ± SD (n = 6). Comparison between the two groups, *** was P < .001. Scale bar = 1 cm