Table 3.

qRT-PCR-based fold changes in gene expression in control vs diabetic GK rats treated with or without ABT-627.

Aorta			Mesenteric artery
	C vs GK	GK vs GK+ABT627	C vs GK	GK vs GK+ABT627
MMP-2	↑10*	No change	↑11*	↓3**
MMP-9	↑3*	No change	↑10*	↓2**
MT1-MMP	↑6*	No change	↑7*	↓7**
COL1A1	↑27*	No change	↑7*	↓8**
Fibronectin	↑1.23	↓1.25	↑9*	↓3**
c-Fos	↓3*	↑2	↓3*	↑2**
c-Jun	↑3*	No change	↑3*	↓5**

* p < 0.05 C vs GK, **p < 0.05 GK vs GK+ABT-627