Table 2.

Body weight, blood pressure, heart rate, and serum CNP concentration in vehicle-and CNP-treated mice at 2 weeks after Ang II infusion.

	Saline		Ang II
	Vehicle	CNP	Vehicle	CNP
Body weight (g)	24 ± 0.3	25 ± 2.1	21 ± 0.4*	22 ± 0.6*
SBP (mmHg)	97 ± 4	87 ± 3	136 ± 6*	130 ± 7*
HR (bpm)	690 ± 16	693 ± 14	706 ± 8	699 ± 14
CNP (ng/mL)	0.559 ± 0.093	0.783 ± 0.050*	0.510 ± 0.066	0.701 ± 0.060*

Data are mean ± SEM (n = 4 − 9 mice per experimental group).

*P < 0.05 versus saline-infused and vehicle-treated mice.