Table 4

Mean (±SD) apparent aldo-keto reductase kinetic constants for DA-125 in the liver of SHRs, Kyoto-Wistar rats, DOCA-salt rats, and Sprague-Dawley rats at 16 weeks old

RatsVmaxKM
10−9 mol/min/mg protein mM
SHRs7.42  ± 0.8020.221  ± 0.0351
Kyoto-Wistar rats7.48  ± 1.420.224  ± 0.0704
DOCA-salt rats3.05  ± 0.2380.0995  ± 0.0194
Sprague-Dawley rats3.39  ± 0.6530.113  ± 0.0514
  • There was no significant (p < 0.05) difference between SHRs and Kyoto-Wistar rats, and between DOCA-salt rats and Sprague-Dawley rats, respectively.