Table 3.

Effects of intracisternal infusion of LPS on BP, HR, and RSNA in anesthetized WKY rats 4 wk after ACE2 overexpression in the RVLM

	Lenti‐GFP		Lenti‐ACE2
	aCSF	LPS	aCSF	LPS
MAP (mm Hg)	121±4.39	146±1.61*	125±3.33	123±4.19#
HR (bpm)	364±15.4	421±10.3*	385±6.53	380±11.9
RSNA (% Max)	10.4±1.54	24.4±4.70*	9.82±1.27	11.5±1.45#

Values are expressed as mean±SEM, n=5/group,*P<.05 vs Lenti‐GFP+aCSF; #P<.05 vs Lenti‐GFP+LPS.