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From: Shenmai injection revives cardiac function in rats with hypertensive heart failure: involvement of microbial-host co-metabolism

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Evaluation of the cardiac and gut function and of H-HF rats (A) NT-proBNP serum level as determined by ELISA. (B) Left ventricular ejection fraction. (C) Left ventricular fractional shortening. (D) Serum level of IL-1β. (E) Serum level of CRP. (F) Representative traces of M-mode echocardiogram of each group. (G) HE staining of histological changes to heart (× 400) and (H) Serum level of LPS. (I) HE staining of colon tissues (× 100). (J) Serum level of Zonulin. CON: controls; MOD: a rat model of H-HF; SM: a rat model of H-HF treated with SM. n = 6. *p < 0.05

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