Research Article

Assessment of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Analogue and Renin Inhibitor on the Binding and Regulation of GLP-1 Receptor in Type 1 Diabetic Rat Hearts

Table 2

The calculated dissociation constants ( ) and binding affinity constants ( ) of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) with its receptor at the cardiomyocytes (N = 8).

Rat group (moles × 10-15) (min)

Normal (N)0.64 ± 0.021a
Diabetic (D)0.33 ± 0.018b
Diabetic + Insulin (DI)0.47 ± 0.019c
Diabetic + Exendin-4 (DE)0.59 ± 0.025d
Diabetic + Aliskiren (DA)0.12 ± 0.014e
Diabetic + Exendin-4
+ Aliskiren (DEA)
0.077 ± 0.01f
Diabetic + Insulin
+ Aliskiren (DIA)
0.19 ± 0.027g

Cardiomyocytes: dissociation constants significant at for (b, c), (b, g), (c, d), (e, f), (f, g) and for (a, b), (a, c), (a, e), (a, f), (a, g), (b, d), (b, e), (b, f), (c, e), (c, f), (c, g), (d, e), (d, f), (d, g), (f, g). The other comparative values are not significant ( ). Binding affinities significant at for (a′, b′), (a′, c′), (a′, d′), (a′, e′), (a′, f′), (a′, g′), (b′, c′), (b′, d′), (b′, e′), (b′, f′), (b′, g′), (c′, e′), (c′, f′), (c′, g′), (d′, e′), (d′, f′), (d′, g′). The other comparative values are not significant ( ).