Figure 5
From: Parathyroid hormone accelerates decompensation following left ventricular hypertrophy
Effects on fibrosis. Heart sections were stained with Masson's Trichrome kit. The fibrotic areas stained blue and the normal tissues displayed red. (A) Aggravated fibrosis was observed in mice of the TAB/PTH group compared with mice of the TAB/Saline group. (B) Western blot analysis indicates an increased phosphorylation of SMAD2 protein. The blot was scanned and quantitated using a densitometer. Bar graph represents the density ratio of phosphorylated SMAD2 to total SMAD2. Data are presented as mean ± SD. *P < 0.05.
