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. 2012 Aug 1;11:89. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-11-89

Table 1.

Metabolic parameters

Genotype Age (weeks) Treatment Weight (g) Heart weight / tibial lenght (mg/cm) Glucose (mg/dl) Cholesterol (mg/dl) Triglycerides (mg/dl)
Wild type
12
Untreated
21.1 ± 3.1
 
56.2 ± 6.5
104 ± 70
115 ± 42
 
24
Untreated
28.5 ± 4.4
74.1 ± 9.0
71.2 ± 11.8
76 ± 14
60 ± 14
Ob/ob
12
Untreated
49.5 ± 3.5a
 
163 ± 73a
125 ± 20
58 ± 11a
 
24
Untreated
62.7 ± 3.7a
76.6 ± 7.7
166 ± 41a
139 ± 35a
68 ± 12
 
24
Diet
38.5 ± 4.4ac
71.8 ± 7.1c
142 ± 63a
74 ± 24c
69 ± 15
 
24
ACE-I
64.1 ± 9.4ad
74.8 ± 9.1
84 ± 19acd
145 ± 34ad
76 ± 13a
DKO
12
Untreated
47.0 ± 2.4a
 
155 ± 47a
912 ± 188ab
591 ± 181ab
 
24
Untreated
59.4 ± 9.3a
79.3 ± 13.4
152 ± 108a
749 ± 114ab
245 ± 80ab
 
24
Diet
38.2 ± 3.6ac
68.0 ± 8.5ac
141 ± 62a
754 ± 123ab
252 ± 110ab
  24 ACE-I 64.0 ± 8.0ad 70.3 ± 7.2c 124 ± 36ab 658 ± 166ab 202 ± 67ab

“a” p < 0.05 versus WT, same age, untreated; “b”p < 0.05 versus ob/ob, same age, same treatment; “c” p < 0.05 versus same untreated genotype , same age; “d” p < 0.05 versus diet, same genotype, same age.