Table 1.
Effects of 4-ACGC on body weight and cardiac weight
|
Body Weight
(g) |
Whole heart
Weight (g) |
Left heart
Weight (g) |
Index of
Heart/body |
Index of left
Heart/body |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sham | 301.06 ± 14.18 | 0.92 ± 0.13 | 0.53 ± 0.07 | 0.32 ± 0.06 | 0.18 ± 0.05 |
| CHF | 273.32 ± 10.05 ## | 1.11 ± 0.11 # | 0.81 ± 0.12 ## | 0.42 ± 0.07 # | 0.29 ± 0.06 # |
| 15 mg/kg | 275.02 ± 10.31 | 1.06 ± 0.15 | 0.69 ± 0.07 * | 0.35 ± 0.08 * | 0.28 ± 0.05 |
| 30 mg/kg | 292.63 ± 10.42 * | 0.98 ± 0.11 * | 0.62 ± 0.08 * | 0.35 ± 0.06 * | 0.23 ± 0.05 * |
| 60 mg/kg | 298.36 ± 8.15 ** | 0.91 ± 0.10 * | 0.54 ± 0.08 ** | 0.31 ± 0.06 * | 0.21 ± 0.06 * |
Data were expressed as Mean ± S.D.
#
P < 0.05, compared with sham group.
##
P < 0.01, compared with sham group.
*
P < 0.05, compared with CHF group.
**
P < 0.01, compared with CHF group.