Table 2.
Summarized Body Weight, Heart Weight, Left Lung Weight and Heart Function in Studied Animals
| Variables | Group 1† (n = 8) | Group 2† (n = 8) | Group 3† (n = 8) | Group 4† (n = 8) | Group 5† (n = 8) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial body weight (g) | 328 ± 15.9 | 323 ± 11.8 | 323 ± 12.6 | 317 ± 24.3 | 325 ± 25.8 | 0.792 |
| Final body weight (g) | 450.0 ± 35.7 | 468.9 ± 26.4 | 476.5 ± 25.9 | 446.0 ± 29.9 | 465.7 ± 59.0 | 0.498 |
| Final left lung weight (g) | 1.70a ± 0.09 | 2.01b ± 0.15 | 1.76a ± 0.16 | 1.78a ± 0..21 | 1.78a ± 0.08 | 0.0009 |
| Final heart weight (g) | 1.46a ± 0.11 | 1.80b ± 0.24 | 1.55a,b ± 0.24 | 1.51a,b ± 0.28 | 1.42a ± 0.26 | 0.023 |
| Day 0 LVEF (%) | 79.3 ± 2.0 | 79.3 ± 3.5 | 80.9 ± 2.3 | 79.3 ± 3.2 | 80.9 ± 4.7 | 0.744 |
| Day-30 LVEF (%) | 79.8a ± 2.5 | 72.1b ± 1.7 | 74.8a,b ± 3.2 | 75.9a,b ± 5.0 | 78.7a ± 4.0 | 0.0005 |
| Day-90 LVEF (%) | 79.1a ± 3.3 | 70.2b ± 2.3 | 74.3a,b ± 0.6 | 74.5a,b± 3.8 | 78.6a,b ± 3.0 | < 0.0001 |
| FASBP on day 90, mmHg | 122 ± 26 | 116 ± 21 | 109 ± 19 | 103 ± 22 | 108 ± 21 | 0.213 |
*: by one-way ANOVA. Different superscript letters between the groups indicate significant difference (at 0.05 level) by Tukey's multiple comparison procedure.
†: Group 1 = normal control; Group 2 = DCM only; Group 3 = DCM plus ADMSC; Group 4 = DCM plus sildenafil; Group 5 = DCM plus combined sildenafil and ADMSC.
FABP = femoral arterial blood pressure; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction.