Research Paper Volume 14, Issue 9 pp 4036—4049

Pentraxin 3 depletion (PTX3 KD) inhibited myocardial fibrosis in heart failure after myocardial infarction

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Figure 3. PTX3 KD decreased infarcted areas as well as myocardial hypertrophy in MI of mice. (A) TTC staining images in each group, PTX3 KD decreased infarcted areas of heart after MI. (B) Representative WGA staining in each group, PTX3 KD inhibited the degree of myocardial hypertrophy in mice of MI. *p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001.