The significant elevation in BP in rats treated with glucose, with or without corn oil, for 5 wk is in agreement with previous studies that found that glucose or fructose feeding induced HTN in rats. The present study showed that the basal superoxide anion production from aorta was increased in glucose corn oil or glucose-treated rats. A similar enhancement of basal superoxide anion production was reported in aortas from insulin-resistant glucose or fructose-fed rats . The present study showed that NADPH oxidase activity from aorta increased in glucose corn oil–or glucose-fed rats. These results are in agreement with previous studies that suggested that the superoxide anion production in the aorta was mediated through activation of NADH/NADPH oxidase in insulin-resistant and in hypertensive angiotensin-treated rats . Thus, the present study may suggest an involvement of the vascular oxidative stress in the elevation of systolic arterial pressure induced by chronic glucose, with or without corn oil intake.