Figure 7.

Diabetic IVC shows higher expression and phosphorylation of Akt and PTEN. Content of A) Akt and PTEN, B.) p-Akt, and C.) p-PTEN in vessels from non-diabetic lean Zucker (LNZ) and diabetic obese syndrome X Zucker (OSXZ) rats. Relative changes in protein levels were determined by immunoblotting analysis. * Significantly different from the non-diabetic venae cavae, (P < 0.05). n = 6/group.