Research Article

C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Ameliorates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction in Rats with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Table 3

Hemodynamic parameters and the indices of LV function.

ParametersGroupT0T1T2

HR (bpm)P1353.46 ± 18.5339.74 ± 21.24308.82 ± 32.94
P2364.7 ± 23.27318.13 ± 11.63#285.64 ± 4.94#
P3349.78 ± 12.84316.71 ± 12.90#328.19 ± 29.91#$
ESP (mmHg)P1117.63 ± 15.57108.3 ± 12.36105.55 ± 16.15
P2124.75 ± 5.9695.24 ± 6.29#85.93 ± 10.1#
P3123.03 ± 7.12106.43 ± 16.31#105.90 ± 15.14$
EDV (μL)P1203.49 ± 92.09259.44 ± 79.5219.03 ± 60.86
P2190.74 ± 85.14115.08 ± 9.68#106.08 ± 3.58#
P3266.06 ± 100.41131.29 ± 26.81#187.92 ± 68.02$
SV (L)P1100.9 ± 23.75110.44 ± 27.7193.39 ± 31.63
P299.7 ± 23.7571.34 ± 35.74#34.75 ± 4.16#
P3111.72 ± 18.5455.47 ± 7.93#83.12 ± 28.63$
CO (mL)P135.78 ± 8.8233.74 ± 6.9528.01 ± 7.21
P237.38 ± 6.7617.10 ± 1.97#9.93 ± 1.23#
P327.92 ± 1.1917.53 ± 2.45#39.06 ± 6.41$
EF (%)P160.46 ± 15.4454.82 ± 3.6543.74 ± 9.76
P261.67 ± 13.9344.38 ± 4.45#33.3 ± 4.77#
P357.88 ± 16.3242.54 ± 4.31#46.61 ± 4.48$
dP/P110072.6 ± 1131.99458.3 ± 1210.79183.1 ± 1456.5
P210922.6 ± 3081.67808.7 ± 1188.0#6439.7 ± 930.2#
P310567.2 ± 1013.58612.1 ± 1972.4#8839.8 ± 1674.1$
SWP111153.1 ± 2472.010245. 0 ± 2913.312119.7 ± 2288.4
P29935.1 ± 2301.565445.4 ± 2853.2#5299.7 ± 1397.82#
P312119.7 ± 2288.45299.7 ± 1397.8#7829.7 ± 2916.2$
TauP19.16 ± 1.349.81 ± 1.110.43 ± 0.38
P29.24 ± 1.4910.78 ± 0.84#11.86 ± 0.43#
P39.15 ± 1.3110.21 ± 0.58#8.8 ± 1.31#$

Values were presented as mean ± standard deviation. Group P1: PAH rats treated with normal saline. Group P2: PAH rats treated with LPS. Group P3: PAH rats treated with LPS and CNP. T0: baseline parameters. T1: 1 hour after treatment with normal saline (P1) and LPS (P2, P3). T2: 1 hour after sequential treatment with normal saline (P1, P2) and CNP (P3). HR: heart rate (beats/min); ESP: end systolic pressure; EDV: end diastolic volume; SV: stroke volume (mL); CO: cardiac output (mL/min); EF: ejection fraction (%); dP/dt: rate of rise of LV pressure (mmHg/s); SW: stroke work (mmHg × ml); Tau: time constant of relaxation (ms). P < 0.05: compared with T0 in each group, #P < 0.05: compared with P1 at same time point and $P < 0.05: compared with P2 at same time point.