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Table 1 Physiological parameters

From: Chronic NF-κB blockade improves renal angiotensin II type 1 receptor functions and reduces blood pressure in Zucker diabetic rats

Parameter

LZ Control

LZ PDTC

ZDF Control

ZDF PDTC

Food intake (g/day)

23.4 ± 1.4

24.0 ± 1.7

37.7 ± 1.6*

36.7 ± 1.2*

Body weight (g)

290.1 ± 6.5

288.6 ± 4.3

435.3 ± 7.3*

431.1 ± 7.5*

Blood glucose (mmol/L)

5.5 ± 0.2

5.3 ± 0.3

8.6 ± 0.3*

7.0 ± 0.1*#

Insulin (nmol/L)

0.63 ± 0.04

0.60 ± 0.04

4.17 ± 0.20*

1.67 ± 0.14*#

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

61.8 ± 5.0

57.4 ± 4.3

315.9 ± 13.3*

132.2 ± 15.5*#

Heart rate (bpm)

370.6 ± 5.9

367.8 ± 5.6

363.3 ± 4.2

362.4 ± 4.6

  1. Effect of PDTC on physiological characteristics in LZ and ZDF rats. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 8/group). P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. * P <0.05 vs. LZ control; # P < 0.05 vs. ZDF control