L-Carnitine: An Antioxidant Remedy for the Survival of Cardiomyocytes under Hyperglycemic Condition

Figure 6

LC action on cardiomyocyte viability. (a) Experimental scheme for growth curve and viability determination. (b) 0.5 or 5 mM LC did not alter the H9c2 proliferative potential. Viability graph shows the absence of cell mortality in all treatment conditions. (c) Phase contrast images show how treatment with 0.5 or 5 mM LC do not modify the morphology of H9c2 cells. Furthermore, there is no p21 translocation from cytoplasm to nuclei following treatment with both doses of LC. Data are expressed as fold changes (FC) of mean ± SD.

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