Chronic C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Infusion Attenuates Angiotensin II-Induced Myocardial Superoxide Production and Cardiac Remodeling

Table 2

Body weight, blood pressure, heart rate, and serum CNP concentration in vehicle-and CNP-treated mice at 2 weeks after Ang II infusion.

	Saline		Ang II
	Vehicle	CNP	Vehicle	CNP
Body weight (g)	24±0.3	25±2.1	21±0.4^∗	22±0.6^∗
SBP (mmHg)	97±4	87±3	136±6^∗	130±7^∗
HR (bpm)	690±16	693±14	706±8	699±14
CNP (ng/mL)	0.559±0.093	0.783±0.050^∗	0.510±0.066	0.701±0.060^∗

Data are mean ± SEM (𝑛=4−9 mice per experimental group).
^∗𝑃<0.05 versus saline-infused and vehicle-treated mice.