Research Article

The Role of Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids in Diabetes Mellitus-Induced Impaired Vascular Relaxation of Aortic Rings in Ovariectomized Sprague-Dawley Rats

Table 2

Relative mRNA expression of eNOS, iNOS, COX-1, COX-2, TBXAS1, CYP2J3, CYP4A1, and CYP4A3 in thoracic aorta tissue.

ParametersNon-OVX-CTRNon-OVX-DMOVX-CTROVX-DM

eNOS
iNOS
COX-1
COX-2
TBXAS1
CYP2J3
CYP4A1
CYP4A3

Data are presented as . OVX: ovariectomized; CTR: control; DM: diabetes mellitus; eNOS: endothelial nitric oxide synthase; iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase; COX-1: cyclooxygenase-1; COX-2: cyclooxygenase-2; TBXAS1: thromboxane A synthase 1; CYP2J3: cytochrome P450 2J3; CYP4A1: cytochrome P450 4A1; CYP4A3: cytochrome P450 4A3. : non-OVX-CTR vs. non-OVX-DM. : OVX-CTR vs. OVX-DM.