Regulation of (Pro)Renin Receptor in Renin-Positive Smooth Muscle Cells of Kidney Arterioles in Rats with STZ-Induced Diabetes

Table 3

The number of renin receptors in renin positive and renin negative SMCs in normal and diabetic rats.

		n	normal	diabetic	p
			mean (CV)
renin receptor in afferent arterioles cell surface (signals/μm^3)	Renin-positive SMCs	5	0.66(0.37)	1.02 (0.68)	NS
	Renin-negative SMCs	5	0.34(0.43)	0.61(0.76)	NS
renin receptor in efferent arterioles cell surface (signals/μm3)	Renin-negative SMCs	5	0.42(0.78)	0.99(0.59)	0.047
renin receptor in afferent arterioles cell cytoplasm (signals/μm^3)	Renin-positive SMCs	5	1.3(0.34)	0.79(0.61)	NS
	Renin-negative SMCs	5	0.62(0.66)	1.09(0.81)	NS