Table 2 Correlations of the biochemical parameters and vascular complications with glyoxalase 1 (Glo1) activity in various tissue samples of Wistar and Goto-Kakizaki rats
| Â | Hypothalamus Glo1 activity (U/g protein) | Spinal cord Glo1 activity (U/g protein) | Sciatic nerve Glo1 activity (U/g protein) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | r | p value | r | p value | r | p value |
Plasma glucose (mM) | −0.76 | 0.01 | −0.78 | 0.01 | −0.79 | 0.01 |
Insulin (ng/ml) | −0.59 | 0.05 | −0.51 | ns | −0.47 | ns |
HbA1C (%) | −0.67 | 0.02 | −0.69 | 0.01 | −0.52 | ns |
Triglycerides (mM) | −0.63 | 0.03 | −0.81 | 0.01 | −0.81 | 0.01 |
Maximal endothelium-dependent relaxation (%) | 0.78 | 0.01 | 0.74 | 0.01 | 0.75 | 0.01 |
Alternation behaviour (%) | 0.10 | ns | 0.27 | ns | 0.33 | ns |