Table 3.
Cardiac energy metabolism assessment.
| Variables | C (n = 8) | I (n = 8) | IJ2 (n = 8) | IJ4 (n = 8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphofructokinase (nmol/g) | 148 ± 29 | 355 ± 78 *# | 340 ± 99 *# | 134 ± 62 |
| Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (nmol/g) | 282 ± 30 | 212 ± 56 | 244 ± 35 | 186 ± 37 * |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (nmol/g) | 61 ± 10 | 92 ± 28 * | 78 ± 14 | 91 ± 24 * |
| β-Hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (nmol/mg) | 26 ± 5 | 10 ± 3 * | 8 ± 2 * | 9 ± 3 * |
| Citrate synthase (nmol/g) | 31 ± 6 | 16 ± 3 * | 17 ± 3* | 16 ± 3 * |
| Complex I (NADH dehydrogenase) (nmol/mg) | 10 ± 1 | 6 ± 1 * | 5 ± 1 * | 5 ± 1 * |
| Complex II (Succinate dehydrogenase) (nmol/mg) | 4.87 ± 0.88 | 2.75 ± 0.54 * | 2.88 ± 0.98 * | 2.55 ± 0.48 * |
| ATP synthase (nmol/mg) | 30 ± 5 | 18 ± 4 * | 23 ± 4 | 16 ± 4 * |
C: control animals; I: infarcted animals; IJ2: infarcted animals supplemented with jaboticaba 2%; IJ4: infarcted animals supplemented with jaboticaba 4%. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. * p < 0.05 versus C; # p < 0.05 versus IJ4.