Table 4

Effect of AngII on release of CGRP-LI (fmol/ml) induced by PNS in perfused mesenteric vascular beds with active tone in SHRs and WKYs4-a

SHRWKY
Control
 PNS1 (control)0.3428  ± 0.0878 (6)** 0.8145  ± 0.1014 (5)
 PNS2(control)0.3490  ± 0.07460.8295  ± 0.6965
 S2/S1 ratio1.0947  ± 0.13661.0356  ± 0.0991
AngI
 PNS1 (control)0.1878  ± 0.0505 (4)** 0.9398  ± 0.1004 (4)
 PNS2(AngI)0.0865  ± 0.02491.0080  ± 0.3090
 S2/S1 ratio0.6526  ± 0.29441.1415  ± 0.3403
AngII
 PNS1 (control)0.3014  ± 0.0497 (5)0.7782  ± 0.3142 (5)
 PNS2(AngII)0.0943  ± 0.02780.7024  ± 0.2719
 S2/S1 ratio0.4162  ± 0.0938** 0.9317  ± 0.0572
  • 4-a PNS1, the first PNS without the agonist; PNS2, the second PNS during perfusion of the agonist. ** P < .01, compared with WKYs (Student’s t test); ‡ P < .01, compared with control (Tukey’s test). The number of animals is in parentheses.