Table 2.
The effect of growth hormone releasing peptide-6 on the plasma levels of stress-related factors in rats
| ET-1 (pg/mL) | Renin activity (pg/mL) | TXB2 (ng/mL) | |
| WRS | 152.23 ± 10.70d | 1.71 ± 0.59d | 311.31 ± 50.54d |
| WRS + GHRP-6 | 115.11 ± 4.08b | 0.65 ± 0.29a | 125.84 ± 8.36b |
| SR | 97.11 ± 4.71 | 0.11 ± 0.03 | 69.93 ± 22.13 |
a
P < 0.05,
b
P < 0.01 vs WRS group;
d
P < 0.01 vs SR group. WRS: Water immersion restraint stress; SR: Simple restraint; GHRP-6: Growth hormone releasing peptide-6; ET-1: Endothelin-1; TXB2: Thromboxane B2.