Review Article

Calcium Signaling in the Ventricular Myocardium of the Goto-Kakizaki Type 2 Diabetic Rat

Table 3

Lipid profile in the GK rat.

ParameterAgeControl versus GKReference

CHOL7, 11, and 15 wIncreased at 7, 11, and 15 (weeks)[29]
12 w1.34 versus 2.15 (mmol/l)[43]
16 w1.71 versus 1.98 (mmol/l)[35]
16 w70 versus 93 mg/dl NSD[30]
26 w55.57 versus 93.0 (mg/dl)[44]

HDL CHOL18 w26.9 versus 29.1 mg/ml NSD[31]
26 w22.0 versus 41.85 (mg/dl)[44]

LDL CHOL18 w35.4 versus 39.5 mg/ml[31]
26 w20.42 versus 25.34 mg/dl[44]

FFA18 w0.61 versus 0.54 mM NSD[31]
18 and 30 w0.30 versus 0.60 [18] and 0.41 versus 0.53 [30] (μmol/ml)[45]
26 w0.55 versus 1.3 (mM)[38]
9–14 m0.2 versus 0.3 mM NSD[11]

TG12 w0.54 versus 1.21 (mmol/l)[43]
16 w1.72 versus 0.85 (mmol/l)[35]
16 w67 versus 60 mg/dl NSD[30]
24 w877.01 versus 1219.97 μmol/l NSD[2]
26 w98.2 versus 134.9 (mg/dl)[38]
26 w65.14 versus 129.42 (mg/dl)[44]
18 and 30 w0.74 versus 0.91 [18] and 0.93 versus 1.35 [30] (mg/ml)[45]

CHOL: cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoproteins; LDL: low-density lipoproteins; FFA: free fatty acids; TG: Triglycerides; NSD: no significant difference. Significant difference.