Ginkgo Biloba Extract Reduces Cardiac and Brain Inflammation in Rats Fed a HFD and Exposed to Chronic Mental Stress through NF-κB Inhibition

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Cardiac function by echocardiography and inflammation by ELISA. (a, b) LVEF, LVFS, MVE, MVA, and MVE/A comparisons in different treatment groups in the 13^th week; (c) the level of hs-cTNI, NT-proBNP, and IMA comparisons in different treatment groups in the 13^th week; (d) comparisons of cardiac inflammatory cytokines by ELISA involving IL-1β, IL-1R, NF-κB, and IκB; IMA: Ischemia-modified albumin; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; LVFS: left ventricular fractional shortening; MV E: peak E wave of Mitral valve; MV A: peak A wave of Mitral valve; per group; .

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