Table 1.

Effect of treatments on body, kidney, and heart weights in congenic mRen2.Lewis rats

Variables	Control	A-779	OLM	OLM + A-779
Body weight, g	436±7	447±5	436±9	442±11
Left kidney weight, g	1.46±0.01	1.52±0.03	1.48±0.02	1.48±0.05
Right kidney weight, g	1.53±0.02	1.56±0.03	1.53±0.02	1.53±0.04
Heart weight, g	1.35±0.02	1.41±0.02	1.03±0.04*	1.01±0.02*,‡
Heart weight/body weight ratio, mg/kg	3.09±0.05	3.16±0.04	2.37±0.10*	2.29±0.05*,‡

Values are means ± SEM. A-779, mas receptor antagonist [D-ALA⁷]-Ang-(1–7). Abbreviation: OLM, olmesartan.

*P < 0.05 vs. control; ‡P < 0.05 vs. A-779.