Figure 2.

Apoptosis of cardiomyocytes in diabetic cardiomyopathy mice. A: Apoptosis of diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) and control mice was detected using double staining of FITC-Annexin V and propidine iodide and the representative images of flow cytometry are presented. ^aP < 0.0001; B: Expression levels of apoptosis related proteins BAX, cleaved Caspase 3 (CC3), and Bcl2 in DCM mice and control mice. n = 5, unpaired t-test, ^bP < 0.01. n.s.: No statistical difference; C: Fluorescence intensity of CC3 in cardiac myocytes of DCM and control mice. Scale bars = 20 μm, ^bP < 0.01. DCM: Diabetic cardiomyopathy.