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Fig. 6 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Fig. 6

From: Empagliflozin, a sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitor, alleviates atrial remodeling and improves mitochondrial function in high-fat diet/streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Fig. 6

Expression levels of mitochondrial biogenesis, division and fusion protein in left atrial tissue estimated by western blot. a–f Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-c coactivator 1a (PGC-1a), nuclear respiratory factor-1 (NRF-1), mitochondrial transcription factor A (Tfam), dynamin-related protein 1(DRP-1), mitofusin 1(Mfn-1) and optic atrophy 1(OPA-1) protein levels in the four study groups. *Compared with the control group, p < 0.05; **Compared with the diabetes mellitus (DM) group, p < 0.05. Each group included 3–5 rats

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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