Research Article

The Change of Left Ventricular Function in Rats with Subclinical Hypothyroid and the Effects of Thyroxine Replacement

Table 2


ControlsHT AsHT BsHT CsHT + T4

TT4 (ng/ml)67.11 ± 6.8661.09 ± 9.83761.35 ± 9.5160.34 ± 10.5959.71 ± 5.93
TSH (μIU/ml)0.416 ± 0.0580.623 ± 0.067a0.729 ± 0.07ab0.815 ± 0.067abc0.621 ± 0.084ad
Chemerin (pg/ml)202.26 ± 17.27314.33 ± 16.99a355.15 ± 17.09ab365.06 ± 11.63ab260.07 ± 10.79ad
TNF-α (ng/l)143.75 ± 18.4222.64 ± 14.13a279.23 ± 12.79ab288.33 ± 15.89ab178.47 ± 10.29ad
APN (μg/l)114.69 ± 4.4477.22 ± 3.08a68.58 ± 2.92ab59.45 ± 2.41abc102.53 ± 3.17ad

a versus control group; b versus sHT A group; c versus sHT B group; d versus sHT C group.