Figure 3
From: In a rat model of bypass DuraGraft ameliorates endothelial dysfunction of arterial grafts
Effect of DuraGraft on caspase-3 and caspase-8 immunoreactivity after cold ischemia followed by blood reperfusion. Representative micrographs of (A) caspase-3 (× 400, scale: 10 μm) (n = 20 pictures from 6 rats) and (B) caspase-8 (× 400, scale: 50 μm) (n = 24 pictures from 6 rats) followed by semi-quantitative evaluation of aortic rings. A blinded examination of two to four randomized non-overlapping fields per aorta per rat was conducted by two examiners. The results are represented as mean ± SEM. *p < 0.05 versus control and #p < 0.05 versus IR.
