Research Article
Honokiol Protects against Anti-β1-Adrenergic Receptor Autoantibody-Induced Myocardial Dysfunction via Activation of Autophagy
Figure 1
Immunization against β1-AR-ECII induced a high-level accumulation of β1-AAB in the blood. β1-AR-ECII (β1-AAB group) or saline (control group) were subcutaneously injected into adult rats. Antibody titer in the blood was defined by OD value. At the beginning, β1-AABs in the two groups were similarly low. However, β1-AABs were sharply increased in the first four weeks and maintained high in the β1-AR-ECII treatment group. Data were expressed as mean ± SD ( per group). .