Research Article

Proteasome Activators, PA28α and PA28β, Govern Development of Microvascular Injury in Diabetic Nephropathy and Retinopathy

Table 1

Blood glucose levels in nondiabetic and STZ-injected diabetic mice.

Wild typePa28αβDKO
No STZ4 m STZNo STZ4 m STZ6 m STZ

139473135483527
177569123467483
164452226504505
192527179513539
184568146476543
150492152535569
182480139432476
129493182528481
164559165542509

The values represent the measured milligrams of glucose per deciliter of blood (mg/dL) in nine wild type and nine Pa28αβDKO mice before and after four or six months of STZ injection.