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Table 6 Left ventricular morphometric parameters and hydroxyproline concentration

From: Apocynin influence on oxidative stress and cardiac remodeling of spontaneously hypertensive rats with diabetes mellitus

 

SHR (n = 10)

SHR-APO (n = 10)

SHR-DM (n = 10)

SHR-DM-APO (n = 10)

Diameter (μm)

11.1 (10.3–12.1)

10.3 (10.3–12.2)

10.2 (10.1–12.1)

10.6 (9.88–11.0)

ICF (%)

6.95 ± 2.57

5.47 ± 2.41

9.93 ± 3.59

9.47 ± 4.30#

HOP (mg/g)

2.66 ± 0.29

3.08 ± 0.58

3.27 ± 0.45*

3.29 ± 0.51

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or median and 25th and 75th percentile
  2. SHR spontaneously hypertensive rats; SHR-APO SHR treated with apocynin; SHR-DM diabetic SHR; SHR-DM-APO diabetic SHR treated with apocynin; Diameter myocyte lower diameter; HOP myocardial hydroxyproline concentration; ICF myocardial interstitial collagen fraction
  3. Two-factor ANOVA; * p < 0.05 vs SHR; # p < 0.05 vs SHR-APO