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Table 4 Alterations on genes involved in cardiac remodeling 8 weeks after MI

From: Krill oil attenuates left ventricular dilatation after myocardial infarction in rats

 

Control feed

Krill oil feed

 

Sham

MI

MI-nPT

MI-PT

 

Relative units

ANP

0.17 ± 0.05

2.08 ± 0.35###

2.48 ± 0.36

1.21 ± 0.19*††

MMP-2

0.59 ± 0.13

2.44 ± 0.65#

1.88 ± 0.39

2.41 ± 0.53

MMP-9

0.07 ± 0.02

0.35 ± 0.20##

1.28 ± 0.69

1.68 ± 1.30

TIMP

0.74 ± 0.05

1.71 ± 0.18#

1.60 ± 0.24

1.05 ± 0.14*

CTGF

0.28 ± 0.01

0.94 ± 0.01

0.87 ± 0.15

1.27 ± 0.19

TGF-β

0.95 ± 0.14

1.83 ± 0.22#

1.90 ± 0.20

1.37 ± 0.11

TNF-α

1.39 ± 0.30

0.89 ± 0.20

2.24 ± 0.33**

0.99 ± 0.14††

IL-1β

0.89 ± 0.15

0.80 ± 0.10

1.11 ± 0.14

0.66 ± 0.07††

IL-6

0.88 ± 0.38

6.91 ± 2.38##

4.37 ± 0.83

1.92 ± 0.30*

MCP-1

1.20 ± 0.43

2.43 ± 0.53

3.00 ± 0.54

1.19 ± 0.10††

  1. Values are mean ± SEM. #P ≤ 0.05 vs sham, ##P ≤ 0.01 vs sham, ###P ≤ 0.001 vs sham, *P ≤ 0.05 vs MI-control **P ≤ 0.01 vs MI-control, P ≤ 0.05 vs MI-nPT, ††P ≤ 0.01 vs MI-nPT.