Levels of cardioymyocyte apoptosis were analyzed using terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end-labeling (TUNEL) staining on pre-VAD and post-VAD myocardial tissue ...

Oxidative DNA injury is associated with commitment to apoptosis as indicated by caspase-3 expression and TUNEL positivity. The highly significant association between 8-OHdG and caspase-3 ...