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Table 2 Metabolic parameters in control SHR and transgenic SHR-CRP animals

From: Transgenic human C-reactive protein affects oxidative stress but not inflammation biomarkers in the aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rats

 

SHR

SHR-CRP

Insulin-stimulated glycogenesis

278 ± 32

174 ± 18*

(nmol glucose/mg prot/2 hours)

Muscle triglycerides (umol/g)

1.84 ± 0.21

2.90 ± 0.29*

Hepatic triglycerides (umol/g)

5.83 ± 0.28

7.27 ± 0.64*

Plasma cGMP (pmol/l)

19.31 ± 3.94

9.31 ± 4.63*

Relative weight of epididymal adipose tissue (g/100 g bwt)

0.733 ± 0.041

0.637 ± 0.030

Relative weight of perirenal adipose tissue (g/100 g bwt)

0.342 ± 0.042

0.248 ± 0.043

NEFA (mmol/l)

0.639 ± 0.028

0.674 ± 0.051

  1. cGMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate; NEFA, non-esterified fatty acids. Data are presented as mean ± SEM, Mann-Whitney test. *p ≤ 0.05
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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