The Effects of RBP4 and Vitamin D on the Proliferation and Migration of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells via the JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway

Table 2

Biochemical parameters of rats in different groups.

	NC ()	DM ()	DAS ()	VDAS-1 ()	VDAS-2 ()	VDAS-3 ()
Weight (g)		^a	^a,b	^a,c	^a,b,c,d	^a,b,c,d	46.973	≤0.001
MT (μm)		^a	^a,b	^a,b	^a,b,c,	^a,b,c,d,e	59.350	≤0.001
LD (mm)			^a,b	^a,b	^a,b,c,d	^a,b,c,d,e	24.540	≤0.001
LDL-c		^a	^a,b	^a,b	^a,b	^a,b,c,d,e	66.648	≤0.001
TG		^a	9^a,b	^a,b,c	^a,b,d	^a,b,c,e	177.841	≤0.001
TC		^a	^a,b	^a,b,c	^a,b,c	^a,c,d,e	66.424	≤0.001
HDL-c		^a	^a,b	^a,b,c	^a,b	^a,b,c,d,e	83.240	≤0.001
HbA1C		^a	^a,b	^a,b	^a,c,d	^a,c,d	121.350	≤0.001
FPG		^a	^a	^a	^a,b,c,d	^a,b,c,d	160.800	≤0.001
FINS		^a	^a,b	^a,b	^a,b	^a,b,c,d,e	117.934	≤0.001
RBP4		^a	^a,b	^a,b,c	^a,b,c	^a,c,d,e	127.386	≤0.001
HOMA-IR		^a	^a,b	^a,b	^a,b,c,d	^a,c,d,e	182.703	≤0.001
25(OH)D		^a	^a,b	^a,b,c	^a,b,c,d	^a,b,c,d,e	656.205	≤0.001
ISI		-^a	^a,b	^a,b	^a,b,c,d	^a,c,d,e	475.785	≤0.001

^a vs. the NC group, ^b vs. the DM group, ^c vs. the DAS group, ^d vs. the VDAS-1 group, and ^e vs. VDAS-2 group. NC: control group; DM: diabetes without macrovascular disease group; DAS: diabetic atherosclerosis group; VDAS-1: Diabetic atherosclerosis group treated with vitamin D 0.075 μg kg^-1 d^-1; VDAS-2: diabetic atherosclerosis group treated with vitamin D 0.15 μg kg^-1μd^-1; VDAS-3: diabetic atherosclerosis group treated with vitamin D 0.3 μg kg^-1 d^-1; MT: the media thickness of the artery; LD: lumen diameter; LDL-c: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1C: hemoglobin A1c; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; FINS: fasting insulin; RBP4: retinol binding protein 4; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; ISI: insulin sensitivity index.