Table 2 Average mean arterial pressure, heart rate and power spectral parameters during the active (dark) period in normotensive (BPN/3J) and genetically hypertensive (BPH/2J) mice given either sham or renal denervation (RD)

From: Renal nerves contribute to hypertension in Schlager BPH/2J mice

 

Spectral analysis during the night (active) period

BPN Sham

BPH Sham

BPN Rx

BPH Rx

Sham BPN vs BPH

RD BPN vs BPH

BPN Sham vs RD

BPH Sham vs RD

MAP (mmHg)

103.2 ± 1.9

128.8 ± 2.6

100.8 ± 2.3

117.3 ± 2.8

< 0.001

< 0.001

>0.5

0.01

HR (beats/min)

418 ± 12

529 ± 20

429 ± 16

522 ± 21

< 0.001

0.001

>0.5

>0.5

MAP power (mmHg) 2

Low frequency (0.08–0.3 Hz)

3.08 ± 0.57

3.06 ± 0.52

4.16 ± 0.62

3.09 ± 0.58

>0.5

0.35

0.29

>0.5

 Mid frequency (0.3–0.5 Hz)

0.95 ± 0.2

2.05 ± 0.43

1.17 ± 0.29

1.85 ± 0.57

0.01

0.24

>0.5

>0.5

 High frequency (0.5–3 Hz)

0.27 ± 0.05

0.94 ± 0.25

0.47 ± 0.12

0.67 ± 0.19

0.003

>0.5

>0.5

0.36

 Total

8.26 ± 1.72

9.81 ± 1.70

9.29 ± 1.54

8.98 ± 1.90

>0.5

>0.5

>0.5

>0.5

HR power (beats/min) 2

 Low frequency (0.08–0.3 Hz)

246.5 ± 43.8

321.8 ± 49.9

330.1 ± 66.3

160.5 ± 18.8

0.41

0.03

0.33

0.04

 Mid frequency (0.3–0.5 Hz)

141.8 ± 26.8

327.5 ± 64.9

206.8 ± 53.1

129.7 ± 34.1

0.01

0.48

>0.5

0.01

 High frequency (0.5–3 Hz)

77.7 ± 18.3

180 ± 45.4

152.2 ± 51.7

71.3 ± 14.9

0.04

0.15

0.16

0.04

 Total

1162 ± 280

2599 ± 794

2063 ± 754

792 ± 122

0.04

0.11

0.26

0.02

 Coherence (0.3–0.5 Hz)

0.57 ± 0.01

0.59 ± 0.02

0.61 ± 0.01

0.58 ± 0.01

>0.5

>0.5

0.22

>0.5

 Gain (0.5–3 Hz)

10.62 ± 0.73

12.0 ± 1.23

11.46 ± 0.89

8.77 ± 1.0

>0.5

0.13

>0.5

0.06

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM and were analysed by split plot analysis of variance. Comparisons were made between Sham BPN (n = 8), Sham BPH (n = 6), RD BPN (n = 6), RD BPH (n = 6) groups. A probability of P < 0.05 was considered significant and indicated in bold