Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Article Title: Levocarnitine improves cardiac energy metabolic remodeling in myocarditis mice
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1706936
Figure Lengend Snippet: LC attenuated myocardial mitochondrial structural damage and respiratory chain abnormalities in EAM mice. (A) Transmission electron microscopy showing morphological changes in mouse heart mitochondria (×5,000, scale bar = 2 μm). Changes in (B) mitochondrial complex IV activity and (C) ATP levels in each group, n = 3. (D,E) DCFH-DA staining flow cytometry to detect ROS levels in each group, n = 3. Data are expressed as Mean ± SEM with individual data points shown. ATP, adenosine triphosphate; ROS, reactive oxygen species.
Article Snippet: Mitochondrial complex IV activity was measured with the kit (E-BC-K837-M, Elabscience, Wuhan, China) to assess the integrity of the mitochondrial respiratory chain.
Techniques: Transmission Assay, Electron Microscopy, Activity Assay, Staining, Flow Cytometry