Fig. 16

a Mean values and standard deviation of p62, in diaphragm (white bars) and gastrocnemius (black bars) muscles as measured by optical densities. Statistical significance is represented as follows: (i) n.s.: non-significant and *p ≤ 0.05 between any of the intervention groups (U and E–U) and control mice. b Mean values and standard deviation of Beclin-1, in diaphragm (white bars) and gastrocnemius (black bars) muscles as measured by optical densities. Statistical significance is represented as follows: n.s.: non-significant and **p ≤ 0.01 between any of the intervention groups (U and E–U) and control mice. c Mean values and standard deviation of LC3 II/LC3 I levels, in diaphragm (white bars) and gastrocnemius (black bars) muscles as measured by optical densities. Statistical significance is represented as follows: *p ≤ 0.05 between any of the intervention groups (U and E–U) and control mice. a.u. arbitrary units, E–U elastase–urethane, LC3 light chain 3, OD optical densities, p62 nucleoporin p62, U urethane