Research Article
RIP3 Contributes to Cardiac Hypertrophy by Influencing MLKL-Mediated Calcium Influx
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Blockage of calcium influx reverses RIP3-mediated exacerbation of cardiac remodeling. (a–c) Heart hypertrophy parameters including HW/BW, LW/BW, and HW/TL of rats. Rats (VEC and oe-RIP3) were treated with PBS, LaCl3 (5 mg/kg body weight, BW), and 2-APB (5 mg/kg BW) by intraperitoneal for 4 weeks. (d) The gross appearance and H&E staining of the whole heart from the rats in (a–c). (e–g) Cell morphology of NRCMs was determined by actin staining. NRCMs were stably infected with empty (VEC) or RIP3 plasmid, which were prestimulated by LaCl3 (2.5 μM) and 2-APB (10 μM) for 24 hrs and then treated with Ang-II (1 μM), PE (50 μM), and PBS for 24 hrs. per experimental group, , , and .
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