Figure 5
From: Aortic remodelling induced by obstructive apneas is normalized with mesenchymal stem cells infusion
Mechanisms of OSA-induced aortic remodelling. Representative immunoblots of angiotensin converting enzyme-1 (ACE1), endothelial oxide nitric synthase (eNOS), and α-actin (a). Mean ± SEM protein levels of eNOS (b) and ACE1 (c) relative to α-actin from aorta homogenates of Sham (n = 7, white columns) and OSA rats (n = 5, blue columns). A eNOS and ACE1 western blot membranes are shown in Supplementary Figure 2. Mean ± SEM mRNA levels of eNOS (d) and iNOS (e) relative to Ppib from aorta homogenates of Sham (n = 7, white columns) and OSA rats (n = 6, blue columns). *p < 0.05.
