TABLE 3.
Biometric and echocardiographic parameters of the C57BL/6 gene knockout experimental mice.
| WT | WT + STZ | P2X7R–/– | P2X7R–/– + STZ | |
| HR, bpm | 460 ± 41 | 400 ± 63 | 460 ± 67 | 418 ± 54 |
| HW/BW, mg/g | 5.21 ± 0.27 | 6.59 ± 0.56** | 5.38 ± 0.33 | 6.07 ± 0.58# |
| IVSD, mm | 0.63 ± 0.04 | 0.64 ± 0.03 | 0.63 ± 0.08 | 0.63 ± 0.05 |
| LVIDd, mm | 3.55 ± 0.32 | 3.83 ± 0.24* | 3.40 ± 0.36 | 3.60 ± 0.18# §§ |
| LVPWd, mm | 0.62 ± 0.06 | 0.69 ± 0.05* | 0.63 ± 0.04 | 0.67 ± 0.06# |
| LVIDs, mm | 2.23 ± 0.27 | 2.50 ± 0.35* | 2.15 ± 0.25 | 2.39 ± 0.20## |
| EF% | 76 ± 5.94 | 62 ± 7.59*** | 77.96 ± 4.85 | 71.23 ± 3.91### §§§ |
| FS% | 39.23 ± 5.26 | 28.8 ± 5.35*** | 40.63 ± 4.68 | 35.52 ± 2.66### §§§ |
HR, heart rate; HW/BW, heart weight/body weight; IVSD, diastole interventricular septal thickness; LVIDd, diastole left ventricle internal dimension; LVPWd, left ventricular diastole posterior wall thickness; LVIDs, systole left ventricle internal dimension; EF%, ejection fraction %; FS%, fractional shortening %.
Data presented as Mean ± SD, ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, and ∗∗∗p < 0.001, compared to WT; #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01, and ###p < 0.001, compared to P2X7R–/–; §§p < 0.01, and §§§p < 0.001, compared to WT + STZ.