(a) Left ventricular weight (LVW) : tibia length ratio (mg/mm), (b) glomerulosclerosis index (GSI) and (c) glomerular volume in the late phase (i.e. 20 weeks after 5/6 renal mass reduction (5/6 NX)) in sham-operated Hannover Sprague-Dawley rats (HanSD; transgene negative; ) and heterozygous Ren-2 transgenic rats (TGR; ▪), as well as in TGR rats after 5/6 renal mass reduction (5/6 NX) that were either untreated () or treated with: (i) combined renin–angiotensin system (RAS) blockade with trandolapril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, and losartan, an angiotensin receptor blocker (); or (ii) the soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitor cis-4-[4-(3-adamantan-1-yl-ureido)cyclohexyloxy]benzoic acid (). Data are the mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05 compared with sham-operated HanSD rats; †P < 0.05 compared with sham-operated TGR. (), HanSD; (), 5/6 NX TGR + water; (), 5/6 NX TGR + sEHi; (▪), TGR; (), 5/6 NX TGR + RAS blockade.