Fig. 2

The role of sex and PVAT in endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation (a, b) and adrenergic contraction (c, d) of the isolated thoracic aorta in Wistar and HTG rats. Wm Wistar male rats, HTGm ereditary hypertriglyceridemic male rats, Wf Wistar female rats, HTGf hereditary hypertriglyceridemic female rats. A- perivascular adipose tissue denuded rings, A + -perivascular adipose tissue preserved rings. The results are presented as the mean ±S.E.M., and differences between groups were analyzed by three-way ANOVA. **p<0.01, ***p < 0.001 vs m A- within the respective strain, ⁺⁺⁺p < 0.001 vs f A- within the respective strain, ^>>>p < 0.001 vs m A+ within the respective strain