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Yun He, Yan Luo, Shibo Tang, Iiro Rajantie, Petri Salven, Matthias Heil, Rong Zhang, Dianhong Luo, Xianghong Li, Hongbo Chi, Jun Yu, Peter Carmeliet, Wolfgang Schaper, Albert J. Sinusas, William C. Sessa, Kari Alitalo, Wang Min
Published in Volume 116, Issue 9
J Clin Invest. 2006; 116(9):2344–2355 doi:10.1172/JCI28123
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Figure 3
Critical roles of Bmx in the recovery of hind limb perfusion after injury.

(A) Hind limb ischemia was induced. Blood flow of ischemic (left) and nonischemic (right) limb were measured on gastrocnemius muscle at 30 minutes, 3 days, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks after surgery using the PeriFlux system with a Laser Doppler Perfusion module unit (LDPU). Tissues were harvested on day 28 for immunohistochemistry. In Bmx-KO mice, clinical score indicated a severe phenotype (B), leading to necrosis of limb (C). In contrast, Bmx-SK-Tg mice, like C57BL/6 mice, recovered completely after 4 weeks. (D) Bmx-SK-Tg mice showed augmented, whereas Bmx-KO mice showed reduced, recovery of limb perfusion compared with normal C57BL/6 mice (ratios of perfusion in nonischemic [left] limb to that in ischemic [right] limb are shown). (E and F) Bmx-SK-Tg mice show enhanced, while Bmx-KO mice show abnormal, postcontraction hyperemia. Adductor muscle groups of mice from before surgery (E) and 2 weeks after surgery (F) were electrostimulated, and increase in gastrocnemius blood flow was recorded. Both baseline and stimulated lower leg perfusion were measured as an index of the maximal vasodilatory capacity. Data are mean ± SEM; *P < 0.05. stim, stimulation.