Table 4.
Histopathological results of the heart and aorta.
| # Infarcts | HA | FN | LWR | IVS | TAT | AOT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.01 ± 0.58 | 2.41 ± 0.03 | 131.9 ± 3.1 | 110.7 ± 7.9 |
| L-N | 4.33 ± 3.84 | 0.67 ± 0.33 | 0.67 ± 0.33 | 2.22 ± 0.95 | 3.20 ± 0.10 * | 176.3 ± 4.2 * | 159.1 ± 6.5 * |
| A | 0.67 ± 0.67 | 0.33 ± 0.33 | 0.0 | 2.39 ± 0.44 | 2.62 ± 0.25 | 178.0 ± 14.8 * | 112.1 ± 5.9 † |
| LE | 3.33 ± 3.33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.97 ± 0.10 | 2.71 ± 0.16 | 141.4 ± 2.4 *,† | 137.7 ± 3.7 *,† |
| GBO | 3.67 ± 1.86 | 0.33 ± 0.33 | 0.33 ± 0.33 | 1.99 ± 0.40 | 2.42 ± 0.22 † | 157.5 ± 8.5 * | 144.5 ± 9.6 * |
| COE | 2.67 ± 1.45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.49 ± 0.06 | 3.11 ± 0.36 | 155.9 ± 5.4 *,† | 135.2 ± 5.4 *,† |
| D | 4.00 ± 4.00 | 0.33 ± 0.33 | 0.33 ± 0.33 | 2.74 ± 0.94 | 2.22 ± 0.08 † | 164.3 ± 7.2 * | 116 ± 4.4 † |
Data are mean ± S.E.M. Abbreviations as in Table 2. HA, hyaline arteriopathy; FN, fibrinoid necrosis; LWR, lumen to wall ratio of coronary arteries; IVS, interventricular septum (µm); TAT, thoracic aorta wall thickness (µm); AOT, abdominal aorta wall thickness (µm); * p < 0.05 vs. control; † p < 0.05 vs. L-NAME.