Figure 1

Sequential systolic blood pressure values during the 8-week experimental period in the five groups: control (n=10), normal diet group; fructose-fed rat (FFR) (n=9), fructose-fed rats group; FFR+HCTZ (n=9), fructose-fed rats and hydrochlorothiazide group; FFR+LOS (n=7), fructose-fed rats and losartan group and FFR+HCTZ+LOS (n=8), fructose-fed rats and hydrochlorothiazide plus losartan group. Data are the means±s.e.m. *P<0.01 vs. control.