Table 1.
Effect of low-intensity continuous TUS on physiological parameters in WKY rats and SHRs
Parameters | WKY | WKY-TUS | SHR | SHR-TUS |
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BW (g) | 293.7 ± 2.9 | 295.3 ± 2.8 | 296.5 ± 2.0 | 295.7 ± 2.5 |
HR (beats/min) | 362.7 ± 4.3 | 357.8 ± 3.9 | 366.7 ± 2.8 | 365.8 ± 5.0 |
GLU (mmol/L) | 6.4 ± 0.2 | 6.5 ± 0.1 | 6.4 ± 0.3 | 6.3 ± 0.3 |
SBP (mmHg) | 132.1 ± 1.2 | 132.0 ± 1.0 | 202.5 ± 2.4** | 202.2 ± 3.0 |
DBP (mmHg) | 98.0 ± 2.0 | 104.1 ± 2.8 | 153.4 ± 3.8** | 151.3 ± 5.7 |
PP (mmHg) | 34.1 ± 1.8 | 27.9 ± 2.5 | 49.2 ± 4.6* | 50.9 ± 4.8 |
WKY: Wistar-Kyoto rat; WKY-TUS: Therapeutic ultrasound treated WKY; SHR: Spontaneously hypertensive rat; SHR-TUS: Therapeutic ultrasound treated SHR; BW: Body weight; HR: Heart rate; GLU: Glucose; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; PP: Pulse pressure; Values represent mean ± SEM; n = 6.
P < 0.05 vs. WKY;
P < 0.01 vs. WKY.