Research Article
Honokiol Protects against Anti-β1-Adrenergic Receptor Autoantibody-Induced Myocardial Dysfunction via Activation of Autophagy
Figure 4
Honokiol reduced LDH activity and increased LC3 staining. H9c2 cells were randomly divided into the control group (saline treatment), β1-AAB group (β1-AR-ECII treatment), β1-AAB + HNK group (β1-AR-ECII plus HNK treatment), and β1-AAB + vehicle group (β1-AR-ECII plus saline treatment). (a) The serum level of LDH in each group was determined. It increased in the β1-AAB group and significantly reduced in the β1-AAB + HNK group. (b) Representative immunofluorescent images of LC3 (green) and DAPI (blue) in each group. The staining intensity of LC3 reduced in the β1-AAB group and increased in the β1-AAB + HNK group. Data were shown as mean ± SD ( per group). relative to the control group. relative to the β1-AAB group. HNK: honokiol; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase.
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