Research Article

The Effect of the Thioether-Bridged, Stabilized Angiotensin-(1–7) Analogue Cyclic Ang-(1–7) on Cardiac Remodeling and Endothelial Function in Rats with Myocardial Infarction

Table 1

Weight, basic histological and cardiac parameters.

  ShamMIShamMIMI
salinesalinehigh cAng-(1–7)low cAng-(1–7)high cAng-(1–7)

BW, g477.1 ± 6.6475.3 ± 6.4484.6 ± 7.4458.6 ± 10492.3 ± 9.5
Infarct size, %0 ± 015.853 ± 3.170 ± 09.721 ± 2.8914.535 ± 4.10
Fibrosis, %3.896 ± 0.573.992 ± 0.394.289 ± 0.544.695 ± 0.654.479 ± 0.34
HR beats/min255.12 ± 16.0260.3 ± 5.5240.4 ± 9.8274.7 ± 6.2266.7 ± 6.2
MaxP, mmHg107.8 ± 3.8103.5 ± 2.998.6 ± 8.393.0 ± 4.796.4 ± 4.7
ESPress, mmHg103.6 ± 4.2100.1 ± 3.093.5 ± 9.389.4 ± 5.392.4 ± 5.1
dpdtMax, mmHg/sec5572.0 ± 188.25456.8 ± 198.75533.0 ± 530.75026 ± 269.35111.3 ± 345.1
dpdtMin, mmHg/sec−5189.1 ± 178.8−4919.1 ± 265.2−6123.5 ± 1268.9−4615.4 ± 361.8−4742.6 ± 404.9
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