Table II.

Transcript levels of SPARC-related factor messenger RNAs (mRNAs)

 Sham 3-d MI 
 WT M (n = 7) WT F (n = 7) KO M (n = 7) KO F (n = 7) WT M (n = 6) WT F (n = 8) KO M (n = 5) KO F (n = 10) 
SMOC1 11 ± 1.1 12 ± 1.5 13 ± 4.3 11 ± 1.4 35 ± 6.8a 34 ± 5.3a 26 ± 6.4a 27 ± 5.4a 
SMOC2 5.0 ± 0.9 10 ± 0.5b 7.3 ± 0.6 9.3 ± 0.3b 3.4 ± 0.5 3.0 ± 0.5a 4.2 ± 0.7a 4.8 ± 0.6ac 
Hevin 1.0 ± 0.1 1.2 ± 0.1 1.0 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1c 0.8 ± 0.1 0.7 ± 0.1a 0.6 ± 0.1 0.7 ± 0.1 
SPARC 3.4 ± 1.5 1.8 ± 0.1 ND ND 14 ± 1.6a 16 ± 1.8a ND ND 
 Sham 3-d MI 
 WT M (n = 7) WT F (n = 7) KO M (n = 7) KO F (n = 7) WT M (n = 6) WT F (n = 8) KO M (n = 5) KO F (n = 10) 
SMOC1 11 ± 1.1 12 ± 1.5 13 ± 4.3 11 ± 1.4 35 ± 6.8a 34 ± 5.3a 26 ± 6.4a 27 ± 5.4a 
SMOC2 5.0 ± 0.9 10 ± 0.5b 7.3 ± 0.6 9.3 ± 0.3b 3.4 ± 0.5 3.0 ± 0.5a 4.2 ± 0.7a 4.8 ± 0.6ac 
Hevin 1.0 ± 0.1 1.2 ± 0.1 1.0 ± 0.1 0.8 ± 0.1c 0.8 ± 0.1 0.7 ± 0.1a 0.6 ± 0.1 0.7 ± 0.1 
SPARC 3.4 ± 1.5 1.8 ± 0.1 ND ND 14 ± 1.6a 16 ± 1.8a ND ND 

M, male; F, female; ND, not detectable. Numbers are in arbitrary units.

a

P < 0.05 in MI group versus respective sham.

b

P < 0.05 between males and females of the same genotype.

c

P < 0.05 between WT and SPARC-null mice of the same gender.

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