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Figure 5

From: Endothelial cell apoptosis in chronically obstructed and reperfused pulmonary artery

Figure 5

A: Relative expression of lung vascular endothelial growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor mRNA in control piglets (sham) and animals exposed to chronic ligation (L) alone or followed by reperfusion for 2 days (acute reperfusion group, AR) or 5 weeks (chronic reperfusion group, CR). B: Relative expression of thrombospondin-1 and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 mRNA in control piglets (sham) and animals exposed to chronic ligation (L) alone or followed by reperfusion for 2 days (acute reperfusion group, AR) or 5 weeks (chronic reperfusion group, CR). Expression levels were significantly increased 5 weeks after ligation of the left pulmonary artery (L) (*p = 0.0003 and *p = 0.0025, respectively) and significantly decreased after acute reperfusion (AR) ($p = 0.0008 and $p = 0.0163, respectively).

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