Figure 5From: Diabetes alters vascular mechanotransduction: pressure-induced regulation of mitogen activated protein kinases in the rat inferior vena cavaThe diabetic IVC does not exhibit loading-induced caspase activation. The basal (control) and loading (pressure)-induced cleavage of A.) caspase-3 and B.) caspase-9 in venae cavae from non-diabetic lean Zucker (LNZ) and diabetic obese syndrome X Zucker (OSXZ) rats (n = 6/group).Back to article page