Research Article

Sex-Differences in Renal Expression of Selected Transporters and Transcription Factors in Lean and Obese Zucker Spontaneously Hypertensive Fatty Rats

Table 1

Blood pressure (BP), blood glucose, plasma glyceride, and urine albumin/creatinine ration in young and old male ZSF1 rats.

Lean ZSF1Obese ZSF1Reference

Systol. BP (mmHg) 
8 weeks of age
132 ± 19[21]
Systol. BP (mmHg)  
20 weeks of age
156 ± 14176 ± 23[21]
Diastol. BP (mmHg)  
8 weeks of age
88 ± 8[21]
Diastol. BP (mmHg)  
20 weeks of age
101 ± 9103 ± 11[21]

Blood glucose (mg/dL)  
8 weeks of age
114 ± 2.8147 ± 3.9[19]
Blood glucose (mg/dL)  
29 weeks of age
115 ± 11424 ± 37[24]

Plasma triglyceride (mg/dL)  
8 weeks of age
49 ± 3483 ± 46[19]
Plasma triglyceride (mg/dL)  
29 weeks of age
194 ± 235200 ± 702[24]

Urine albumin/creatinine ratio 
8 weeks of age
0.03 ± 0.0010.23 ± 0.04[19]
Urine albumin/creatinine ratio 
16 weeks of age
0.048 ± 0.0071.203 ± 0.118[23]