Table 4 :Response to maximal intraarterial doses of vasodilators after DHEA and placebo in diabetics versus controls


Vasodilator 

 

P-value

Percent increase in blood flow from baseline ± SD


Diabetics

Controls


DHEA


NTP 10 μg/min

317.6 ± 88.0

277.8 ± 117.3

0.40

ACH 100 μg/min

413.7 ± 156.8

342.8 ± 148.6

0.40

VER 300 μg/min

448.9 ± 169.7

323.1 ± 69.7

0.20


Placebo


NTP 10 μg/min

364.8 ± 98.3

275.5 ± 66.7

0.10

ACH 100 μg/min

479.5 ± 118.2

334.0 ± 108.6

0.06

VER 300 μg/min

462.2 ± 77.5

356.6 ± 54.2

0.05


Shibli-Rahhal et al.Journal of Diabetes Research and Clinical Metabolism  2012 1:13DOI : 10.7243/2050-0866-1-13