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

Table 2

Selected metabolic parameters of control obese Zucker rats and in obese Zucker rats receiving AVE0991 via osmotic minipumps for two weeks.

	Obese control	AVE0091	Statistics
	Body weight (g)
Fasting glycaemia (mmol/l)
Insulin (ng/ml)
QUICKI^1
Triglycerides (mmol/l)
Cholesterol (mmol/l)
HDL (mmol/l)
LDL (mmol/l)
VLDL (mmol/l)
LDL/HDL

¹QUICKI: quantitative insulin sensitivity check index.