FIGURE 3.
Effects of hypertension and exercise training on caveolin-1 content within the PVN. (A). Photomicrographs show caveolin-1 expression (green) within PVN capillaries (RECA-1, red) and the colocalization of both (yellow) in sedentary (S) and trained (T) SHR and Wistar rats. Scale bar = 50 μm, 3V, third ventricle. (B). Comparison of PVN caveolin-1 immunofluorescence in the 4 experimental groups at the end of protocols. n = 5–7 slices/rat, 6 rats/group. Comparisons made by 2-way factorial ANOVA: group F (1,20) = 13.36, p = 0.002, condition (F1,20) = 19.03, p < 0.001, group x condition (F1,20) = 13.74, p = 0.001. Significances (p < 0.05) are * vs. respective Wistar group; † vs. respective S control.