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Both gonadectomized and sham-operated male Wistar rats fed with a high-fructose diet developed insulin resistance, but BP increased only in the sham-operated rats. Reintroduction of testosterone in vivo restored the increase in BP, thereby abolishing the protective effects of gonadectomy. Fructose feeding did not affect plasma testosterone levels. Insulin resistance induced endothelial dysfunction in the mesenteric arteries of sham-operated rats, which was prevented by gonadectomy, thus suggesting a key role for testosterone in the pathogenesis of secondary vascular complications. Subsequent to blocking the actions of endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF), relaxation to acetylcholine (ACh) was lower in sham-operated fructose-fed rats compared with other groups, suggesting the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in vasorelaxation. 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