Table 3 Echocardiographic parameters in the mice with established cardiac dysfunction treated with B38-CAP for 2 weeks.
From: B38-CAP is a bacteria-derived ACE2-like enzyme that suppresses hypertension and cardiac dysfunction
Sham + vehicle | Sham + vehicle | TAC + vehicle | TAC + vehicle | TAC + B38-CAP | TAC + B38-CAP | |
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Before treatment | After treatment | Before treatment | After treatment | Before treatment | After treatment | |
N | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Age (weeks) | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
BW (g) | 23.14 ± 1.24 | 25.82 ± 1.03 | 23.12 ± 0.87 | 25.92 ± 0.74 | 23.55 ±± 0.83 | 24.30 ± 1.16 |
HR (bpm) | 594 ± 49 | 631 ± 68 | 551 ± 51 | 559 ± 49 | 570 ± 65 | 644 ± 61 |
FS (%) | 51.78 ± 4.09 | 51.91 ± 1.56 | 29.49 ± 2.79*** | 27.20 ± 1.43 | 29.06 ± 2.36*** | 36.38 ± 2.03### †† |
EF (%) | 76.70 ± 3.70 | 83.89 ± 1.27 | 57.44 ± 4.5*** | 53.56 ± 2.28 | 56.70 ± 3.54*** | 67.03 ± 2.86### †† |
LVESD (mm) | 1.54 ± 0.15 | 1.54 ± 0.13 | 2.43 ± 0.38*** | 2.75 ± 0.14 | 2.49 ± 0.23*** | 2.15 ± 0.17## † |
LVEDD (mm) | 3.20 ± 0.08 | 3.21 ± 0.22 | 3.44 ± 0.45 | 3.77 ± 0.17 | 3.51 ± 0.34 | 3.38 ± 0.24 |
IVSD (mm) | 0.74 ± 0.04 | 0.79 ± 0.03 | 1.05 ± 0.17* | 1.04 ± 0.05 | 1.09 ± 0.05*** | 0.99 ± 0.07† |
PWD (mm) | 0.78 ± 0.06 | 0.89 ± 0.13 | 1.11 ± 0.12*** | 0.99 ± 0.05 | 1.03 ± 0.06*** | 1.08 ± 0.09 |