Fig. 5
From: Elevated expression of periostin in diabetic cardiomyopathy and the effect of valsartan
Western blot analysis of periostin (A), TGF-β1 (B), TGF-β1 R II (C), Type I (D) and III collagen (E) proteins expression in the hearts of control rats, valsartan-treated rats, and DCM rats. (a) The representative Western blot images demonstrated these protein expression levels in three groups. (b) Graph demonstrating quantification of these proteins in Western blot. DCM group showed obviously enhanced proteins expression of periostin, TGF-β1, TGF-β1 R II, Type I and III collagen in hearts compared to control rats. The expression of proteins was significantly alleviated in the valsartan-treated group than DCM group. Data were shown as mean ± SEM. #P < 0.05 vs. control; *P < 0.05 vs. DCM