Reactive Oxygen Species from NADPH Oxidase and Mitochondria Participate in the Proliferation of Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells from a Model of Metabolic Syndrome
Table 1
General characteristics of animals.
Variables
C
SF
Body weight (g)
488.0 ± 19.1
477.0 ± 31.7
Heart rate (beat/min)
351.9 ± 5.2
371.9 ± 2.2
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
111.7 ± 2.3
130.2 ± 2.9
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
69.0 ± 2.7
97.8 ± 3.9
Medium blood tension (mmHg)
82.8 ± 2.4
108.7 ± 3.4
Intra-abdominal fat (g)
7.4 ± 2.2
15.3 ± 2.6
TGs (mM)
0.8 ± 0.1
1.8 ± 0.1
Glucose (mM)
5.9 ± 0.1
5.9 ± 0.2
Total cholesterol (mM)
1.5 ± 0.1
1.4 ± 0.1
Cholesterol-HDL (mg/dl)
42.65 ± 3.5
28.1 ± 4.1
FFAs (mM)
0.6 ± 0.1
1.1 ± 0.1
Insulin (pM)
99.6 ± 5.1
167.6 ± 7.8
Leptin (ng/ml)
0.6 ± 0.2
2.7 ± 0.3
The values were expressed as a medium + SE ( different animals). The values of all the variables were obtained at the end of the treatment period (24 weeks). and correspond to SF vs. C.
