Research Article

Maternal Hyperglycemia Directly and Rapidly Induces Cardiac Septal Overgrowth in Fetal Rats

Table 4

Relative expression of genes related to Warburg metabolism.

GeneRightLeft
Ave ± SEMAve ± SEM

Tigar 1.00 ± 0.0651.07 ± 0.0860.47
Pkm2 1.00 ± 0.1051.03 ± 0.0760.80
Gpt2 1.00 ± 0.0551.07 ± 0.0560.35
Hk2 1.00 ± 0.0850.74 ± 0.1160.10
Pdk1 1.00 ± 0.0850.89 ± 0.0860.39
P53 1.00 ± 0.1151.01 ± 0.0760.93
Ldha 1.00 ± 0.0751.06 ± 0.0560.49
Glut1 1.00 ± 0.1251.02 ± 0.0960.92

Expression of genes related to Warburg metabolism. Relative mRNA levels in fetal myocardium were determined by real time PCR. is nonsignificant for all genes tested, = 5-6 fetuses per side, 2 dams. Gene abbreviations are identical to those in Table 1.