Research Article

[Retracted] Irisin Attenuates Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Apoptosis in the H9C2 Cellular Model of Septic Cardiomyopathy through Augmenting Fundc1-Dependent Mitophagy

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Mitochondria-mediated cardiomyocyte death is inhibited by irisin through Fundc1-related mitophagy. (a, b) TUNEL assay results show the percentages of apoptotic cells in control, LPS-stimulated, irisin plus LPS-stimulated cardiomyocytes, and irisin plus LPS-stimulated Fundc1-silenced cardiomyocytes. (c, d) ELISA assay results show caspase-9 and caspase-3 activities in control, LPS-stimulated, irisin plus LPS-stimulated cardiomyocytes, and irisin plus LPS-stimulated Fundc1-silenced cardiomyocytes. denotes vs. PBS group; # denotes vs. LPS group; @ denotes vs. LPS + irisin group; bar: 120 μm.
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