Ginsenoside Re Improves Isoproterenol-Induced Myocardial Fibrosis and Heart Failure in Rats

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Effect of ginsenoside Re on myocardial hypertrophy and the heart weight index in isoproterenol-induced myocardial fibrosis and heart failure in rats. (a) Representative hearts of rats in each of the four groups, (b) heart weight, (c) body weight, and (d) heart weight index. Data are the mean ± SD. Control group: n = 14; isoproterenol group: n = 12; ginsenoside Re (5 mg/kg) group: n = 12; ginsenoside Re (20 mg/kg) group: n = 12. ^##P < 0.01 compared with the control group. P < 0.05 or P < 0.01 compared with the isoproterenol group.

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