Research Article

Garlic and Onion Attenuates Vascular Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Fructose-Fed Rats

Table 2

Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and metabolic variables from C, F, F+T, F+G, and F+O groups.

VariablesGroups
CFF+TF+GF+O

SBP (mmHg)*122.6 ± 2.1b132.6 ± 2.4a119.4 ± 1.8b120.7 ± 1.7b122.5 ± 1.3b
Plasma glycemia (mmol/L)4.7 ± 0.5b6.8 ± 0.7a6.4 ± 0.6a6.5 ± 0.5a6.3 ± 0.4a
Plasma insulin (pmol/L)81.3 ± 8.4b160.4 ± 9.0a138.9 ± 8.3a133.3 ± 9.4a130.3 ± 8.2a
HOMA:IR2.4 ± 0.4d7.0 ± 0.4a5.7 ± 0.3ab5.5 ± 0.3bc5.3 ± 0.3bc
Plasma triglycerides (mmol/L)0.72 ± 0.09b1.12 ± 0.07a1.01 ± 0.06a0.98 ± 0.08a1.01 ± 0.07a

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM, in all variables except ; means in a row with different superscripts differ, .