Research Article
AVE0991, a Nonpeptide Angiotensin 1-7 Receptor Agonist, Improves Glucose Metabolism in the Skeletal Muscle of Obese Zucker Rats: Possible Involvement of Prooxidant/Antioxidant Mechanisms
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Classical RAS pathway components in the skeletal muscle of obese Zucker rats. Gene expression of renin, angiotensinogen (AGT), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1), and angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2) in musculus quadriceps of control obese Zucker rats and in obese Zucker rats receiving AVE0991 via osmotic minipumps for two weeks, determined by real-time PCR. Data were normalized to the gene expression of 40S ribosomal protein S29 (Rps29) whose expression was not altered by the treatment. Data presented as were analysed by Student’s -test.