Research Article

Rosiglitazone Increases Cerebral Klotho Expression to Reverse Baroreflex in Type 1-Like Diabetic Rats

Table 1

Baseline level of the blood glucose, mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR), bradycardic and tachycardic peak, and HR range in STZ rats receiving rat IgG (IgG) or recombinant klotho (rKl).

VariableWistarSTZSTZ + IgGSTZ + rKl

Blood glucose (mg/dL)103 ± 4.3363 ± 13.6***362 ± 9.1***368 ± 5.4***
MAP (mmHg)112.8 ± 3.1789.2 ± 2.74**91.4 ± 3.82**104.9 ± 7.21#
HR (bpm)343 ± 7.2281 ± 5.4***283 ± 8.2***308 ± 9.4#
Bradycardic peak (bpm)243 ± 4.3247 ± 7.2 243 ± 5.8 248 ± 4.7
Tachycardic peak (bpm)442 ± 7.6352 ± 7.4**347 ± 6.6**426 ± 5.4##
HR range (bpm)194 ± 6.8103 ± 8.7***102 ± 5.3***173 ± 8.9##

Values (mean ± SE) were obtained from each group of eight rats. , , and compared to Wistar. and compared to STZ.