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Figure 7

From: Effects of Hypericum Perforatum, in a rodent model of periodontitis

Figure 7

Western blot analysis was performed on gingivomucosal tissue collected 8 days after injury. Basal level of Bax was present in the tissue from-sham operated rats (a, a1). Bax band is more evident in the tissue from ligature treated rats (a, a1). The Bax band disappeared in the tissue from ligated rats that received Hypericum (a, a1). Moreover a basal level of Bcl-2 was present in the tissue from sham-operated rats (b, b1). The Bcl-2 band disappeared in the tissue from rats subjected to ligation (b, b1). The Bcl-2 band is more evident in the tissue from ligated rats that received Hypericum (b, b1). The immunoblot in (a and b) represents one tissue of the 5-6 analyzed. The results in (a1 and b1) are expressed as mean 7 s.e.m. from 5-6 tissues. *P < 0.01 vs non-ligated; °P < 0.01 vs ligated.

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