Hypertension and Cardiovascular Remodelling in Rats Exposed to Continuous Light: Protection by ACE-Inhibition and Melatonin

Table 2

The alpha- and gamma-tocopherol, oxidized coenzyme Q9 (CoQ9ox), and oxidized coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10ox) in control rats (c), rats exposed to 24 h/day light without treatment (24), and rats treated with captopril (24C) or melatonin (24M).

	Alpha-tocopherol in the LV (nmol/g)	Gamma-tocopherol in the LV (nmol/g)	CoQ9ox in the LV (nmol/g)	CoQ10ox in the LV (nmol/g)
c	58.8±4.6	2.1±0.4	248.2±12.1	25.5±2.3
24	50.6±2.3	1.2±0.2^∗	255.0±21.5	25.0±2.8
24C	49.9±4.2	1.4±0.2	290.1±19.3	29.2±1.8
24M	49.7±2.8	1.6±0.2	286.9±29.1	26.8±2.5

Values are mean ± SEM, ^∗𝑃<0.05 versus c, ^#𝑃<0.05 versus 24.