Table 1. Effect of paeonol and danshensu on heart weight, body weight and heart weight/body weight ratio in rats.
Group(s) | Body weight (g) at the end of treatment period | Heart weight (g) | Heart weight/body weight ratio (%) |
Control | 268.2±12.25 | 0.808±0.053 | 0.302±0.028 |
ISO (85 mg/kg, s.c.) | 256.8±12.1ns | 1.164±0.057* | 0.454±0.033* |
Pae (80 mg/kg, i.g.)+ISO | 258.7±9.31ns | 0.995±0.053# | 0.385±0.029# |
DSS (160 mg/kg, i.g.)+ISO | 259.2±8.78ns | 0.967±0.047# | 0.374±0.026# |
Pae+DSS+ISO | 272.3±11.12ns | 0.864±0.055# @ ¥ | 0.317±0.022# @ ¥ |
Results are expressed as mean ± S.D. (n = 8).
P<0.001 vs. Control;
P<0.001 vs. ISO;
P<0.001 vs. Pae+ISO;
P<0.01 vs. DSS+ISO,
P<0.001 vs. DSS+ISO;
ns–non significant (one-way ANOVA).