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Figure 3 | Cardiovascular Diabetology

Figure 3

From: AGEs breaking and antioxidant treatment improves endothelium-dependent dilation without effect on flow-mediated remodeling of resistance arteries in old Zucker diabetic rats

Figure 3

Flow-mediated remodeling in ZDF and LZ rats: Changes in diameter (A-B) in response to stepwise increases in pressure in HF and NF mesenteric resistance arteries isolated from lean Zucker (LZ, A) and diabetic fatty Zucker rats (ZDF, B). Concentration-response curves to acetylcholine were performed in NF (C) and HF (D) arteries in the presence or absence of L-NAME (100 μmol/L). Emax for acetylcholine-mediated relaxation (E) and the inhibitory effect of L-NAME on acetylcholine-mediated relaxation (F) were calculated from the curves shown in C and D. Mean ± SEM is presented (n = 10 per group). *P < 0.05, HF arteries compared to NF arteries. #P < 0.05, ZDF compared to LZ.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

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