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. 2009 Dec 31;298(3):H966–H973. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00876.2009

Table 2.

Hemodynamic and blood gas variables at rest and during graded treadmill exercise in lean and metabolic syndrome Ossabaw swine with and without penitrem A (10 μg/kg iv).

Exercise
Rest Level 1 Level 2
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg
    Lean 101 ± 7 109 ± 7 119 ± 8*
    Lean + penitrem A 108 ± 8 107 ± 8 118 ± 9*
    MetS 108 ± 9 114 ± 7 141 ± 5*
    MetS + penitrem A 109 ± 8 134 ± 11* 148 ± 9*
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg
    Lean 64 ± 4 67 ± 5 74 ± 6
    Lean + penitrem A 71 ± 5 68 ± 6 73 ± 7
    MetS 70 ± 8 79 ± 10 92 ± 10*
    MetS + penitrem A 73 ± 6 90 ± 8* 97 ± 8*
Mean aortic pressure, mmHg
    Lean 84 ± 5 88 ± 6 97 ± 6
    Lean + penitrem A 90 ± 6 88 ± 7 96 ± 7
    MetS 90 ± 8 97 ± 8 117 ± 7*
    MetS + penitrem A 92 ± 7 112 ± 9* 122 ± 8*
Heart rate, beats/min
    Lean 105 ± 7 169 ± 14* 207 ± 10*
    Lean + penitrem A 113 ± 8 178 ± 6* 218 ± 9*
    MetS 118 ± 9 178 ± 11* 212 ± 18*
    MetS + penitrem A 120 ± 8 187 ± 14* 204 ± 17*
Coronary blood flow, ml·min−1·g−1
    Lean 0.86 ± 0.09 1.40 ± 0.20* 1.77 ± 0.19*
    Lean + penitrem A 0.92 ± 0.13 1.42 ± 0.19* 1.96 ± 0.26*
    MetS 0.97 ± 0.07 1.58 ± 0.15* 1.84 ± 0.10*
    MetS + penitrem A 1.06 ± 0.11 1.83 ± 0.27* 2.17 ± 0.35*
Coronary conductance, μl·min−1·g−1·mmHg−1
    Lean 10.3 ± 1.1 16.1 ± 2.4* 18.5 ± 1.9*
    Lean + penitrem A 9.9 ± 1.0 16.2 ± 2.1* 20.4 ± 2.2*
    MetS 11.1 ± 1.3 16.8 ± 1.9* 15.8 ± 1.5*
    MetS + penitrem A 11.6 ± 1.4 16.7 ± 2.2* 17.8 ± 2.7*
Myocardial O2 consumption, μl O2·min−1·g−1
    Lean 103 ± 12 192 ± 39* 240 ± 34*
    Lean + penitrem A 107 ± 23 182 ± 32* 257 ± 42*
    MetS 108 ± 8 213 ± 31* 253 ± 16*
    MetS + penitrem A 122 ± 10 243 ± 36* 281 ± 45*
Arterial pH
    Lean 7.55 ± 0.02 7.54 ± 0.01 7.55 ± 0.02
    Lean + penitrem A 7.54 ± 0.01 7.52 ± 0.03 7.53 ± 0.02
    MetS 7.53 ± 0.01 7.57 ± 0.02 7.54 ± 0.03
    MetS + penitrem A 7.55 ± 0.01 7.55 ± 0.04 7.50 ± 0.05
Coronary venous pH
    Lean 7.48 ± 0.01 7.47 ± 0.01 7.46 ± 0.01
    Lean + penitrem A 7.47 ± 0.01 7.46 ± 0.01 7.45 ± 0.01
    MetS 7.48 ± 0.02 7.47 ± 0.02 7.45 ± 0.02
    MetS + penitrem A 7.48 ± 0.02 7.48 ± 0.02 7.44 ± 0.02
Arterial Pco2, mmHg
    Lean 34 ± 1 33 ± 1 33 ± 1
    Lean + penitrem A 34 ± 1 34 ± 1 33 ± 1
    MetS 35 ± 1 30 ± 1* 30 ± 2*
    MetS + penitrem A 31 ± 1 32 ± 2 30 ± 2
Coronary venous Pco2, mmHg
    Lean 45 ± 2 46 ± 2 46 ± 2
    Lean + penitrem A 47 ± 2 46 ± 2 48 ± 2
    MetS 43 ± 2 42 ± 2 43 ± 2
    MetS + penitrem A 41 ± 2 42 ± 2 43 ± 2
Arterial Po2, mmHg
    Lean 89 ± 3 83 ± 3 84 ± 4
    Lean + penitrem A 89 ± 4 84 ± 3 77 ± 3
    MetS 83 ± 1 94 ± 2* 85 ± 4
    MetS + penitrem A 90 ± 3 80 ± 3 82 ± 4
Coronary venous Po2, mmHg
    Lean 16 ± 0.8 15 ± 0.8 15 ± 0.8
    Lean + penitrem A 18 ± 0.8 16 ± 0.8 15 ± 0.8*
    MetS 13 ± 0.9 12 ± 1.0 13 ± 1.0
    MetS + penitrem A 13 ± 0.9 14 ± 0.9 15 ± 0.9
Coronary venous O2 saturation, %
    Lean 19 ± 2 16 ± 2 19 ± 2
    Lean + penitrem A 24 ± 2 20 ± 2* 17 ± 2*
    MetS 15 ± 2 15 ± 2 16 ± 2
    MetS + penitrem A 16 ± 2 17 ± 2 18 ± 2
Arterial hematocrit, %
    Lean 32 ± 2 37 ± 3 37 ± 2
    Lean + penitrem A 33 ± 3 35 ± 3 37 ± 3
    MetS 31 ± 3 35 ± 2 34 ± 1
    MetS + penitrem A 30 ± 2 33 ± 3 34 ± 1

Values are means ± SE for lean (n = 6) and MetS (n = 5) swine.

*

P < 0.05 vs. respective baseline (rest)

and vs. lean same level.