Table 1.
Impact of Estrogen Receptor-Alpha or -Beta Antagonism on Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia in Male versus Female Rats
| Plasma Glucose Levels (mg/dL) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle sca | Insulin sc | |||
| Vehicle icvb | Vehicle icv | MPPc icv | PHTPPd icv | |
| V/V e | V/INSf | MPP/INS | PHTPP/INS | |
| Male | 126.6 ± 5.5 | 71.4 ± 3.8g | 73.5 ± 3.2g | 66.5 ± 4.1g |
| Female | 157.4 ± 3.8 | 69.2 ± 3.6g | 64.8 ± 3.4g | 63.5 ± 3.6g |
subcutaneous
intracerebroventricular
1,3-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methyl-5-[4-(2-piperidinylethoxy)phenol]-1H-pyrazole dihydrochloride
4-[2-phenyl-5,7-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl]phenol
n=6 animals per group
insulin
p<0.001 versus V/V; data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA for sex versus treatment.