Combination of Exercise Training and SOD Mimetic Tempol Enhances Upregulation of Nitric Oxide Synthase in the Kidney of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Table 3

Effects of Ex and tempol on the SBP and biochemical variables in WKY.

	Control (n = 10)	Ex (n = 10)	Tmp (n = 10)	Ex + Tmp (n = 10)
SBP (mmHg)	153 ± 8	155 ± 5	153 ± 6	154 ± 6
DBP (mmHg)	105 ± 4	108 ± 3	102 ± 4	103 ± 3
Body weight (g)	378 ± 16	359 ± 22	362 ± 12	356 ± 19
Kidney weight/body weight (g/kg)	6.21 ± 0.53	6.34 ± 0.33	6.03 ± 0.26	6.28 ± 0.17
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	69 ± 4.55	69.80 ± 4.35	65.50 ± 4.39	64.60 ± 4.11
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	32.17 ± 3.27	37.80 ± 5.66	31.80 ± 5.75	34.20 ± 5.04
Free fatty acid (mEq/l)	0.24 ± 0.02	0.26 ± 0.02	0.26 ± 0.02	0.21 ± 0.02
Glucose (mg/dl)	177.17 ± 5.36	167.60 ± 7.03	179.80 ± 6.93	165.40 ± 7.12
Plasma creatinine (mg/dl)	0.19 ± 0.01	0.17 ± 0.01	0.18 ± 0.01	0.16 ± 0.01
Creatinine clearance (ml/min)	2.15 ± 0.31	2.45 ± 0.41	2.29 ± 0.35	2.64 ± 0.42
Plasma urea nitrogen (mg/dl)	18.88 ± 0.63	17.36 ± 0.69	20.75 ± 0.84	17.38 ± 0.78