TABLE 1.
General cardiac characteristics of LMP-2−/− mice
| Characteristic | LMP-2+/+
|
LMP-2−/−
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONWT | IPCWT | CONKO | IPCKO | |
| Body weight (g) | 24.6 ± 1.1 | 23.4 ± 0.9 | 28 ± 2.1 | 26.0 ± 1.5 |
| Heart weight (g) | 0.166 ± 0.016 | 0.191 ± 0.013 | 0.153 ± 0.011 | 0.141 ± 0.01 |
| Left ventricular systolic pressure (mmHg) | 72.4 ± 3.9 | 66.2 ± 4.6 | 69.2 ± 7.3 | 75.4 ± 1.6 |
| Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (mmHg) | –2.6 ± 3.4 | –4.6 ± 1.6 | –5.0 ± 1.3 | –6.0 ± 0.9 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 430 ± 44 | 422 ± 23 | 339 ± 15 | 354 ± 24 |
| +dp/dtm (mmHg/s) | 4528 ± 359 | 4166 ± 412 | 3928 ± 412 | 4578 ± 277 |
| –dp/dtm (mmHg/s) | 3639 ± 369 | 3708 ± 353 | 3336 ± 440 | 4012 ± 175 |
n = 5/group.