Research Article

Selective Inhibition of PKCβ2 Restores Ischemic Postconditioning-Mediated Cardioprotection by Modulating Autophagy in Diabetic Rats

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Ischemic postconditioning (IPostC) reduced myocardial ischemia/reperfusion- (I/R-) induced PKCβ2 activation and autophagy in control but not in diabetic rats. (a) Representative Western blot of p-PKCβ2 (ser660) compared with total PKCβ2 and (b) representative Western blot of LC3 II/I compared with GAPDH. All results are expressed as , . , vs. the corresponding sham group; # vs. the corresponding ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) group.
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